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Chapter IV · General Offences

234. Giving false evidence or information

(1)

Any person who intentionally gives false evidence or fabricates evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “stage of a judicial proceeding” includes —

(a)

an investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before a Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court;

(b)

an investigation directed by a Court under the law and conducted under the authority of the Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court.

Syariah Penal Code 114 CAP.

(3)

Any person who knows or has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Code or under any other written law to which

Syariah Courts have jurisdiction, gives any information relating to such offence which he knows or believes to be false is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(4)

Any person who furnishes, as true, information or statement or declaration on the matter which he knows or has reason to believe to be false on any matter required by any public servant in the exercise of his lawful duty is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

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