IPC Section 197 — Issuing or signing false certificate

Summary

If a person issues or signs a certificate that the law requires to be given or signed, or that can be used as evidence in court, and they know or believe that the certificate is false on an important point, they can be punished in the same way as if they had given false evidence.

Official Text

Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.

Related Judgments

• S.C.R. 227 R.S. SUJATHA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• CRL A/735/2004 — Madras High Court (2004)
• .. Appellant / A-14 vs State rep.by — Madras High Court ()
• K. SATW ANT SINGH v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (1960)
• BAIJNATH GUPTA v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (1966)
• SC (2009) Vol.7 p.434 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• SC (1955) Vol.1 p.1201 — Supreme Court of India (1955)
• CRL RC/1215/2001 — Madras High Court (2001)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §234 — Issuing or signing false certificate