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.
Offences against administration of justice
Giving false testimony
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty
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