THE PENAL CODE, 1860 (ACT NO. XLV OF 1860).
CHAPTER XI - OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
194. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which is capital by any law for the time being in force, shall be punished with 70[ imprisonment] for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if an innocent person be convicted and executed in consequence of such false evidence, the person who gives such false evidence shall be punished either with death or the punishment herein before described.
Offences against administration of justice
Presenting false or forged evidence
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty
National penalties - death sentence
National penalties - life imprisonment
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