Of False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice
BNS Section 232 - Threatening any person to give false evidence
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232. Threatening any person to give false evidence.--(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.