383. (1) If, at the time of delivery of any judgment or final order disposing of any judicial proceeding, a Court of Session or Magistrate of the first class expresses an opinion to the effect that any witness appearing in such proceeding had knowingly or wilfully given false evidence or had fabricated false evidence with the intention that such evidence should be used in such proceeding, it or he may, if satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the interest of justice that the witness should be tried summarily for giving or fabricating, as the case may be, false evidence, take cognizance of the offence and may, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished for such offence, try such offender summarily and sentence him to imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or to fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) In every such case the Court shall follow, as nearly as may be practicable, the procedure prescribed for summary trials.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the power of the Court to make a complaint under section 379 for the offence, where it does not choose to proceed under this section.
(4) Where, after any action is initiated under sub-section (1), it is made to appear to the Court of Session or Magistrate of the first class that an appeal or an application for revision has been preferred or filed against the judgment or order in which the opinion referred to in that sub-section has been expressed, it or he shall stay further proceedings of the trial until the disposal of the appeal or the application for revision, as the case may be, and thereupon the further proceedings of the trial shall abide by the results of the appeal or application for revision.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 381 Power to order costs
Section 382 Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
Section 383 Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
Section 384 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
Section 385 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
Section 386 When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
Section 387 Discharge of offender on submission of apology
Section 388 Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
Section 389 Summary procedure for punishment for nonattendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Section 390 Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389