Threatening any person to give false evidence
Full Text
(1) Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause that person to give false evidence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) If innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of false evidence referred to in sub-section (1), with death or imprisonment for more than seven years, the person who threatens shall be punished with the same punishment and sentence in the same manner and to the same extent such innocent person is punished and sentenced.
Plain English Summary
Threatening someone with injury to their person, reputation, or property to force them to give false evidence is punishable by up to 7 years of imprisonment, fine, or both. If an innocent person is convicted of a major offence or death as a result, the threatener receives the same punishment.
Key Legal Elements
- Threat of injury to person, reputation, or property
- Threat directed at the person or someone they are interested in
- Intent to cause that person to give false evidence
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 7 years, or fine, or both. If false evidence leads to conviction of an innocent person with death or imprisonment for more than 7 years, the threatener gets the same punishment.
Practical Note
This section is designed to protect witnesses and ensure the integrity of the judicial process. Any threat to coerce false testimony is treated seriously as a cognizable and non-bailable offence.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) जो कोई भी किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को उसके शरीर, प्रतिष्ठा या संपत्ति, या किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के शरीर या प्रतिष्ठा को चोट पहुँचाने की धमकी देता है जिसमें वह व्यक्ति रुचि रखता है, इस इरादे से कि वह व्यक्ति झूठा साक्ष्य (गवाही) दे, उसे किसी भी अवधि के लिए कारावास से दंडित किया जाएगा जिसे सात वर्ष तक बढ़ाया जा सकता है, या जुर्माने से, या दोनों से।
(2) यदि उपधारा (1) में निर्दिष्ट झूठे साक्ष्य के परिणामस्वरूप किसी निर्दोष व्यक्ति को दोषी ठहराया जाता है और सजा सुनाई जाती है (मृत्युदंड या सात वर्ष से अधिक के कारावास की सजा), तो धमकी देने वाले व्यक्ति को भी उसी सजा और दंड से दंडित किया जाएगा, जिस प्रकार और जिस हद तक उस निर्दोष व्यक्ति को दंडित किया गया है।