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BOOK III — CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS
TITLE I — OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE
CHAPTER III — CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
162 Witness giving false excuse
Any witness, judicially summoned, who has alleged an excuse proved to be false, shall be condemned to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees.
BOOK III — CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS
TITLE II — OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS
CHAPTER I — OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON
280 Subornation of perjury
Any person convicted of subornation of perjury shall be condemned to the same punishment as the perjured witness.
Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth