IPC Section 195A — Threatening any person to give false evidence

Summary

Whoever threatens someone with harm to their body, reputation, or property—or to the body or reputation of anyone close to them—with the intention of making that person give false evidence in a legal proceeding, can be punished with imprisonment for up to seven years, a fine, or both. If, because of that false evidence, an innocent person is convicted and sentenced to death or to imprisonment for more than seven years, then the person who made the threat will receive the same punishment and sentence as the innocent person.

Official Text

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; and if innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of such false evidence, with death or imprisonment for more than seven years, the person who threatens shall be punished with the same punishment and sentenced in the same manner and to the same extent as such innocent person is punished and sentenced.

Related Judgments

• SALIM v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• S.C.R. 613 UNION OF INDIA v. V. SRI HARAN — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• S.C.R. 1215 S. PALANI VELAYUTHAM & ORS v. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUNVELVELI, TAMIL NADU & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• SC (2001) Vol.3 p.750 — Supreme Court of India (2001)
• M/S BANDEKAR BROTHERS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. PRASAD VASSUDEV KENI, ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• SC (1955) Vol.1 p.1201 — Supreme Court of India (1955)
• BABU LAL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• VOL. RAGHUBIR PROSAD DUDHEWALLA v. CHAMANLAL MEHRA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (1964)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §232 — Threatening any person to give false evidence