Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 203 in BNS
Giving false information respecting an offence committed. Section 203 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Giving false information respecting an offence committed) corresponds to Section 240 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
In a warrant case instituted on a police report, the charge is framed under:
Answer & explanation
Section 263 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 240 CrPC. If the Magistrate is of opinion that there is ground for presuming the accused has committed the offence, a charge in writing is framed.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure | 248 |
| 212 | Harbouring an offender | 249 |
| 228A | Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences | 72 |
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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