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Section 246 BNS — Dishonestly making false claim in Court

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 68

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246.Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court any claim which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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