Section 229 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Punishment for false evidence.

229. (1) Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial
     proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a
     judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
     which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to ten
     thousand rupees.
     (2) Whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any case other than
     that referred to in sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
     for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine which may
     extend to five thousand rupees.
     
     Explanation 1.—A trial before a Court-martial is a judicial proceeding.
     Explanation 2.—An investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before
     a Court, is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place
     before a Court.
     Illustration.
     A, in an enquiry before a Magistrate for the purpose of ascertaining whether Z
     ought to be committed for trial, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As
     this enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.
     Explanation 3.—An investigation directed by a Court according to law, and
     conducted under the authority of a Court, is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that
     investigation may not take place before a Court.
     Illustration.
     A, in an enquiry before an officer deputed by a Court to ascertain on the spot the
     boundaries of land, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this
     enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.