BNS Section 256: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 218
Procedural Classification Summary
Public servant framing an
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,incorrect record or writing or fine, or both.class. with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture
Official Legal Provision / Summary
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