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What punishment does section 230(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for giving or…

Section 230(1) prescribes life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, with liability to a fine up to ₹50,000. The separate rule in section 230(2) concerns an…

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What punishment does section 230(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 prescribe for giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for a capital offence, where no innocent person has been executed as a consequence?

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Section 230(1) prescribes life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment up to ten years, with liability to a fine up to ₹50,000. The separate rule in section 230(2) concerns an innocent person convicted and executed as a consequence.

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Option A

Section 230(1) authorises up to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment as the alternative to life imprisonment.

Option B

The subsection authorises life imprisonment or up to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and makes the offender liable to a fine up to ₹50,000.

Option C

The applicable fine ceiling is ₹50,000.

Option D

Both the maximum term and the fine ceiling differ from those specified by section 230(1).

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