A shopkeeper deliberately makes a false entry in a shop ledger to use as corroboration in court and to mislead the court on a material issue. Which offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023…
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A shopkeeper deliberately makes a false entry in a shop ledger to use as corroboration in court and to mislead the court on a material issue. Which offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 does the making of that entry constitute?
Fabricating false evidence
Giving false evidence
Abetment of giving false evidence
Criminal conspiracy
Answer and explanation
Section 228 covers a false entry made with the intention that it appear as evidence and mislead the decision-maker on a point material to the proceeding. Illustration (b) uses a false shop-book entry.
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