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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically addresses giving or fabricating false…

Section 230 addresses giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure, or knowledge that it is likely to procure, conviction for a capital offence. The general…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically addresses giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for a capital offence?

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Section 230 addresses giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure, or knowledge that it is likely to procure, conviction for a capital offence. The general false-evidence rule and the rule for qualifying non-capital offences appear separately.

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Section 229 sets out the general punishment for false evidence.

Option B

Section 230 specifically addresses false evidence given or fabricated to procure conviction for a capital offence.

Option C

Section 231 addresses convictions for qualifying non-capital offences.

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Section 233 addresses corrupt use or attempted use of evidence known to be false or fabricated.

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