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Which conduct does section 232(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punish?

Section 232(1) requires a threat of the specified injury and an intent to induce another person to give false evidence. Giving false evidence and operating a…

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Which conduct does section 232(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punish?

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Section 232(1) requires a threat of the specified injury and an intent to induce another person to give false evidence. Giving false evidence and operating a witness-protection scheme are separate matters.

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Option A

Section 232 punishes coercive threats. Witness protection schemes fall under a separate procedural provision.

Option B

Victim compensation is governed by separate provisions and is outside this offence.

Option C

Threatening the specified injury with intent to induce another person to give false evidence is the conduct described in section 232(1).

Option D

Giving false evidence may be punishable under section 229, but without the threat it does not constitute this offence.

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