Afghanistan

Penal Code

Book Two
Felonies, Misdemeanors, Obscenities and its Punishments

Section One
Felonies and Miedemeanots Against Public Interest

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
False Information and Abstention from Discolsing the Truth

Article 377 :

A person who wrongly informs judicial or administrative authorities of a crime, cognizant of the fact that the crime has not taken place, or the person with iniquitous intention, or cognizant of his untruthfulness, accuses another of committing a crime and creates unreal material evidence in this respect or causes legal action against a person, while being aware of his innocence, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions stated below :

1. If the false information pertains to a felony, the offender shall be sentenced to Medium imprisonment of less than three years and shall be fined an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand Afghanis, or one of the two punishments stated.

2. If the false information pertains to mesdemeanor or obscenity, the offender shall be sentenced to medium imprisonment, exceeding three years, and shall be fined an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand Afghanis, or one of the two punishments stated.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice
Giving false testimony
Presenting false or forged evidence
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty



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