Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 234
Issuing or signing false certificate
In one line
BNS Section 234 deals with issuing or signing false certificate and replaces IPC 197.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence. | The same as for giving false evidence. | Non-cognizable. | Bailable. | Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 234
234. Issuing or signing false certificate.
Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 234 in the IPC?
BNS Section 234 (Issuing or signing false certificate) replaces Section 197 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 197 is now BNS 234.
What is the punishment under BNS 234?
Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence – The same as for giving false evidence. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
Is BNS 234 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 234. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 229 — Punishment for false evidence
- BNS 230 — Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
- BNS 231 — Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
- BNS 232 — Threatening any person to give false evidence
- BNS 233 — Using evidence known to be false
- BNS 235 — Using as true a certificate known to be false
- BNS 236 — False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
- BNS 237 — Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- BNS 238 — Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
- BNS 239 — Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform