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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 232 :
Threatening any person to give false evidence :
(See section 195A of IPC 1860)
Section : 232 (1)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Threatening any person to give false evidence.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
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Section : 232 (2)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : If innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of false evidence with death, or imprisonment for more than seven years.
Punishment : The same as for the offence.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
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(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.

Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 195A :
1.[Threatening any person to give false evidence:
(See section 232 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Threatening any person to give false evidence.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 7 year, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable
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Offence: If innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of false evidence with death, or imprisonment for more than seven years.
Punishment :The same as for the offence
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable
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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.;
and if innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of such false evidence, 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 as such innocent person is punished and sentence.]
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1. Ins. by Act 2 of 2006, s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-4-2006).