Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 215: Refusing to sign statement
IPC Section 180 is covered by BNS Section 215.
- BNS 215IPC: 180Changed
Refusing to sign statement.
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to three thousand rupees.
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 213: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it · IPC 178
- BNS 236: False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence · IPC 199
- BNS 175: False statement in connection with an election · IPC 171G
- BNS 322: Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration · IPC 423
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