Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 193 in BNS
§ 193 IPC→§ 229 BNS
Punishment for false evidence. Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for false evidence) corresponds to Section 229 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | Punishment for committing affray | 194(2) |
| 191 | Giving false evidence | 227 |
| 192 | Fabricating false evidence | 228 |
| 194 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence | 230 |
| 201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence | 238 |
| 202 | Intentional omission to give information of an offence | 239 |
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