Section 231Non-BailableOFFENCE
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.
Full Text
Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause... any person to be convicted of an offence which by the laws for the time being in force is not capital, but punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term of seven years or upwards...
Plain English Summary
Penalises perjury aimed at securing long-term imprisonment for another person.
Punishment
Varies (Same as targeted offence)
Practical Note
Equivalent to IPC 195. Striking the offender with the same magnitude of punishment they intended for the victim.
हिंदी पाठ
आजीवन कारावास या सात वर्ष से अधिक के कारावास से दंडनीय अपराध के लिए दोषसिद्धि कराने के आशय से मिथ्या साक्ष्य देना।\nजो कोई किसी को आजीवन कारावास या 7 वर्ष+ की सजा दिलाने के आशय से मिथ्या साक्ष्य देगा, वह उसी दंड से दंडित होगा जिससे वह अपराध दंडनीय हो।