Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 212: Furnishing false information
IPC Section 177 is covered by BNS Section 212.
- BNS 212IPC: 177Changed
Furnishing false information.
The upper limit of the fine has been increased from one thousand to five thousand rupees. “Bound under clause 5, section VII, Regulation III, 1821,of the Bengal Code” is replaced by “legally bound” in the illustration (b).
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 217: False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person · IPC 182
- BNS 238: Causing disappearance of evidence ,or giving false information to screen offender · IPC 201
- BNS 239: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform · IPC 202
- BNS 240: Giving false information respecting an offence committed · IPC 203
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