BNS Section 175: False statement in connection with an election
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 9: Of Offences Relating to Elections
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¶175. Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate shall be punished with fine.
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces IPC 171G. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)
Punishment, bail and trial
175False statement in connection with an election.
- Punishment
- Fine.
- Cognizable or not
- Non‑cognizable
- Bailable or not
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 169. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule
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