Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
(BNS)
Dishonestly making false claim in Court
Chapter 14: OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Section: 246
Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
246. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court any claim which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
