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Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI · False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice
Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI · False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice
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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 this Code shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years and fine.
If an innocent person is convicted in consequence of such false evidence, the person who gives such false evidence shall be punished either with death or the punishment hereinbefore described.
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