Section 236 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, (BSA), 2023
It appears there's no Section 236 in the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA)—this Act covers sections only up to 170. However, Section 236 exists in the Bharatiya Nyāya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)—the new substantive criminal law replacing the IPC. Here's what it states:
📜 Bharatiya Nyāya Sanhita, 2023 – Section 236
False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.
“Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court or any public servant or other person is bound or authorised by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.” (constitutionofindia.in)
Key points:
Applies to any formal declaration admissible as evidence.
Covers statements known to be false, believed false, or not believed true.
Punishment aligns with penalties for giving false evidence.
🔎 Summary:
BSA: No Section 236.
BNS Section 236: Concerns falsehoods in legally admissible declarations, punishable like false evidence.
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