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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, perjury resulting in the conviction of a person for an offence…

Under section 230(1) BNS (formerly section 194 IPC), giving or fabricating false evidence intending, or knowing it likely, to cause a person's conviction for a capital…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, perjury resulting in the conviction of a person for an offence punishable with death attracts the maximum penalty of:

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Under section 230(1) BNS (formerly section 194 IPC), giving or fabricating false evidence intending, or knowing it likely, to cause a person's conviction for a capital offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, and fine; death applies under section 230(2) only if an innocent person is convicted and executed in consequence.

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