CHAPTER XI - FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

Giving or fabricating false evidence in a judicial proceeding.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Giving or fabricating false evidence in any other case.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of a capital offence.

Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

If innocent person be thereby convicted and executed.

Death, or as above.

Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.

The same as for the offences.

Using in a judicial proceeding evidence known to be false or fabricated.

The same as for giving or fabricating false evidence.

According as offence of giving such evidence is bailable or non-bailable.

Court by which offence of giving or fabricating false evidence is triable.

Knowingly issuing or signing a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence.

Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.

Using as a true certificate one known to be false in a material point.

False statement made in any declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.

Using as true any such declaration known to be false.

Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, giving false information touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence.

Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

According as the offence in relation to which disappearance of evidence is caused is cognizable or non-cognizable.

If punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

If punishable with less than 10 years' imprisonment.

Imprisonment for a quarter of the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

Court by which the offence is triable.

Intentional omission to give information of an offence by a person legally bound to inform.

Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine, or both.

Giving false information respecting an offence committed.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Secreting or destroying any document to prevent its production as evidence.

Ditto

False personation for the purpose of any act or proceeding in a suit or criminal prosecution, or for becoming bail or security.

Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.

Fraudulent removal or concealment, etc., of property to prevent its seizure as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction, of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Claiming property without right, or practicing deception touching any right to it, to prevent its being taken as a forfeiture, or in satisfaction of a fine under sentence, or in execution of a decree.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

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