Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 194 in BNS
Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence. Section 194 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence) corresponds to Section 230 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Supply of copies of the police report and other documents to the accused is required under:
Answer & explanation
Section 230 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 207 CrPC. The BNSS requires supply within fourteen days and permits supply in electronic form.
The prosecution must supply the accused with copies of documents:
Answer & explanation
Before the commencement of trial, within fourteen days of production of the accused
§ 230 BNSS introduced the fourteen-day timeline; the CrPC set no outer limit.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Giving false evidence | 227 |
| 192 | Fabricating false evidence | 228 |
| 193 | Punishment for false evidence | 229 |
| 201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence | 238 |
| 202 | Intentional omission to give information of an offence | 239 |
| 203 | Giving false information respecting an offence committed | 240 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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