BNS Section 239 – Personation of assessor
Chapter 14: False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 239
IPC S.229
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever by personation or otherwise shall knowingly act or vote as an assessor in any case in which he is not entitled by law to do so or shall fraudulently do any act as such assessor shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 2 years or fine or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
