LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
199False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorised by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
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OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
- 191 Giving false evidence
- 192 Fabricating false evidence
- 193 Punishment for false evidence
- 194 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
- 195 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
- 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence
- 196 Using evidence known to be false
- 197 Issuing or signing false certificate
- 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false
- 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
- 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information, to screen offende
- 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
- 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed
- 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
- 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
- 206 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
- 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
- 209 Dishonestly making false claim in Court
- 210 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
- 211 False charge of offence made with intent to injure
- 212 Harbouring offender
- 213 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- 214 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offende
- 215 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- 216 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody of whose apprehension has been ordere
- 216A Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- 216B Repealed
- 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- 218 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- 219 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. , contrary to law
- 220 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
- 221 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
- 222 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
- 223 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
- 224 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
- 225 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
- 225A Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
- 225B Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
- 226 Repealed
- 227 Violation of condition of remission of punishment
- 228 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
- 228A Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc
- 229 Personation of a juror or assessor
- 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
