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IPC Section 203 - Giving false information res pecting an offence committed
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 203 deals with giving false information res pecting an offence committed.
Full official legal text
203. Giving false information res pecting an offence committed. Whoever, knowing or having
reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which
he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
1[Explanation.--In s ections 201 and 202 and in this section the word "offence" includes any act
committed at any place out of 2[India], which, if committed in 2[India], would be punishable under any of
the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449,
450, 457, 458, 459 and 460.]
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