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A, with intent to cause injury to B, falsely accuses him of having committed an offence, knowing that…

Illustration (e) to section 243 of the BNSS says A may be separately charged with and convicted of "Offences under sections 230 and 248 of the BNS": the false accusation…

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A, with intent to cause injury to B, falsely accuses him of having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such charge. On the trial, A gives false evidence against B, intending thereby to cause B to be convicted of a capital offence. With which offences may A be charged?

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Illustration (e) to section 243 of the BNSS says A may be separately charged with and convicted of "Offences under sections 230 and 248 of the BNS": the false accusation falls under section 248 and the false evidence aimed at a conviction for a capital offence falls under section 230. Neither offence absorbs the other, and section 229(2) is the provision for false evidence outside judicial proceedings, not for evidence given at a trial to procure a capital conviction.

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