BNS | Chapter XIV |
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S. 229 | Punishment for false evidence. |
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Explanation 1: A trial before a Court-martial is a judicial proceeding. Explanation 2: An investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before a Court is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place before a Court. Illustration: A, in an enquiry before a Magistrate for the purpose of ascertaining whether Z ought to be committed for trial, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence. Explanation 3: An investigation directed by a Court according to law, and conducted under the authority of a Court is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place before a Court. Illustration: A, in an enquiry before an officer deputed by a Court to ascertain on the spot the boundaries of land, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence. |