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False Evidence & Perjury: IPC 191-193 vs BNS 227/229
The restructuring of perjury laws to consolidate definitions and maintain strict penalties for lying in court.
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Section 227 of the BNS creates a single reference point for what constitutes false evidence — whether it is a spoken lie under oath or a planted piece of physical evidence. Section 229 (formerly IPC 193) remains the heavy hammer with serious prison time.
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The restructuring of perjury laws to consolidate definitions and maintain strict penalties for lying in court.
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