PART IV
OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
TITLE 21
Perjury and Similar Offences
325. Committing perjury or subornation in order to procure conviction for grave offence.
Everyone who commits wilful and corrupt perjury, or subornation of perjury, in order to procure the conviction of any person for any indictable offence punishable with death, or imprisonment, shall be guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life.
326. Committing perjury or subornation in other cases.
Everyone who commits wilful and corrupt perjury or subornation of perjury, in any case other than that mentioned in the last preceding section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to imprisonment for seven years.
327. Inconsistent or contradictory statements on oath.
(1) Where two or more inconsistent or contradictory statements of fact or alleged fact, material to the issue or matter in question, have been wilfully made on oath by one and the same witness in any judicial proceeding or proceedings, whether before the same Court or tribunal or person or not, such witness shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to fine and to imprisonment for two years.
(2) Upon the trial of any person for an offence under this section, it shall not be necessary to prove the falsity of either of the inconsistent or contradictory statements, but, upon proof that both the statements were made by him, the jury, or the Court, as the case may be, if satisfied that the statements, or either of them, were or was made with intent to deceive the Court, tribunal, or person before whom the statements, or either of them were or was made, shall convict the defendant.
328. Taking false oath.
Everyone who, being required or authorised by law to make any statement, either upon oath or in any form permitted to be substituted for an oath, thereupon makes a statement which would amount to perjury if made in a judicial proceeding, shall, in any case not expressly provided for by any written law for the time being in force, be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to imprisonment for two years.
329. Conspiracy to procure conviction of innocent person.
If anyone conspires with another to prosecute any person for an alleged offence knowing that person to be innocent thereof, the offender shall be guilty of felony and liable—
(a) to imprisonment for life if the person prosecuted, or intended to be prosecuted, in pursuance of the conspiracy might, on conviction for the alleged offence, be sentenced to death or imprisonment for life ;
(b) to imprisonment for fourteen years if the person prosecuted, or intended to be prosecuted, in pursuance of the conspiracy might, on conviction for the alleged offence, be sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years but not to imprisonment for life; for any term less than life ; and
(c) to imprisonment for seven years if the person prosecuted, or intended to be prosecuted, in pursuance of the conspiracy might, on conviction for the alleged offence, either on indictment or before a magistrate's court, be sentenced to imprisonment but not for a term exceeding two years.
Offences against administration of justice
Giving false testimony
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty
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