BNS §216
False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
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181. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.—Whoever, being legally bound by an oath 4[or affirmation] to state 1. Added by Act 22 of 1939, s. 2. 2. Rep. by Act 17 of 1862, s. VII and Sch. 3. Added by Act 3 of 1894, s. 5. 4. The words “British India” have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above. 5. Ins. by Act 10 of 1873, s. 15. the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorized by law to administer such oath 1[or affirmation], makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorised by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 181 (false statement on oath or affirmation made to public servant or other person authorised by law to administer oath) is preserved character-identically as BNS 216. Imprisonment up to 3 years and mandatory cumulative fine.
Old position
IPC 181 is concerned with False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
New position
BNS 216 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorised by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant or other person as
IPC 181 (false statement on oath or affirmation made to public servant or other person authorised by law to administer oath) is preserved character-identically as BNS 216. Imprisonment up to 3 years and mandatory cumulative fine.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 181 (false statement on oath or affirmation made to public servant or other person authorised by law to administer oath) is preserved character-identically as BNS 216. Imprisonment up to 3 years and mandatory cumulative fine.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 181 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 216 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 216 (False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §181 → BNS §216 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bns/216.
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