Showing posts with label false evidence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label false evidence. Show all posts

Friday, 9 February 2024

Questions and answers on law (Part 64)

Q 1:-  What is basic concept of giving false evidence ?

Ans:- s 191 of CPC_ Giving false evidence.—Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give false evidence.

Explanation 1.—A statement is within the meaning of this section, whether it is made verbally or otherwise.

Explanation 2.—A false statement as to the belief of the person attesting is within the meaning of this section, and a person may be guilty of giving false evidence by stating that he believes a thing which he does not believe, as well as by stating that he knows a thing which he does not know.

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