Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
1 [Explanation. - In sections 201 and 202 and in this section the word
"offence" includes any act committed at any place out of 2 [India], which,
if committed in 2 [India], would be punishable under any of the following
sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399,
402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460.]
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1. Added by Act 3 of 1894, s. 6.
2. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
Section 195A Threatening any person to give false evidence
Section 196 Using evidence known to be false
Section 197 Issuing or signing false certificate
Section 198 Using as true a certificate known to be false
Section 199 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Section 200 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
Section 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
Section 203 Giving false information respecting an offence committed
Section 204 Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
Section 205 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
Section 207 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Section 208 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due