IPC Section 193 — Punishment for false evidence

false evidence and offences against public justice

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

If a person deliberately provides false evidence during a court proceeding, or creates false evidence intending it to be used at any point in a court proceeding, they can be sent to prison for up to seven years and also fined. In any situation that is not a court proceeding, if a person intentionally gives or makes false evidence, they can be sent to prison for up to three years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any other case, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Referred to by

Related Judgments

  • TOFAN SINGH vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • R.S. SUJATHA vs STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2010)
  • COURT REPORTS [1964] VOL. vs RAGHUBIR PROSAD DUDHEWALLA — Supreme Court of India (1963)
  • Baskar Mendon vs Sadashiv Narayan Shetty & Ors — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2018)
  • BHIMA RAZU PRASAD vs STATE, REP. BY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBI/SPE/ACU-II — Supreme Court of India (2021)
  • BABAN SINGH AND ANR. vs JAGDISH SINGH & ORS — Supreme Court of India (1966)

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