Section 212 BNS - Furnishing false information.
BNS Section: 212
IPC Equivalent: Section 177
Category: Criminal Misappropriation
Changes: The upper limit of the fine has been increased from one thousand to five thousand rupees. 'Bound under clause 5, section VII, Regulation III, 1821,of the Bengal Code' is replaced by 'legally bound' in the illustration (b).
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