Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 257 was IPC 219.
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XI
s. 219
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 257
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from India Code