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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 makes perjury an offence?

Section 229 of the BNS (formerly section 193 IPC) supplies the punishment for giving or fabricating false evidence, making the conduct penal. Section 227 defines giving…

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Which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 makes perjury an offence?

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Section 229 of the BNS (formerly section 193 IPC) supplies the punishment for giving or fabricating false evidence, making the conduct penal. Section 227 defines giving false evidence, while section 228 defines fabricating it. The question asks for the provision that makes perjury punishable, rather than merely its definition.

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