IPC Section 193 — Punishment for false evidence

false evidence and offences against public justice

Criminal

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.

Related Judgments

  • SC (2001) Vol.3 p.750 — Supreme Court of India (2001)
  • CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. K.M. SHARAN — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • M/S BANDEKAR BROTHERS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. PRASAD VASSUDEV KENI, ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • S.C.R. 583 583 TOFAN SINGH v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • VOL. RAGHUBIR PROSAD DUDHEWALLA v. CHAMANLAL MEHRA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (1964)
  • LALJI HARIDAS v. STAIB OF MAHARASIITRA AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (1964)
  • SC (2024) Vol.8 p.332 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • BABU LAL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (1964)

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