Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XV: Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
Section 216: Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
In plain words
A witness or any other person can file a complaint about the offence of threatening someone to give false evidence under section 232 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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Official text
A witness or any other person may file a complaint in relation to an offence under section 232 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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