The question (10 marks)
"A lies to the court on oath; B plants a forged receipt for A to rely on; C burns the blood-stained clothes; D gives the police a false account to keep A out of the case." Identify the offence each of A, B, C and D has committed under Chapter XIV of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and explain how the punishment for A's offence is graded.
Gazette 250883 (BNS) ss. 227–240; pack chapter 10
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 10 · False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice of Law of Crimes (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023).
Authorities you will need
- BNS s. 227
- BNS s. 228
- BNS s. 229
- BNS s. 230
- BNS s. 238
- BNS s. 240
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