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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 181

FALSE STATEMENT ON OATH OR AFFIRMATION TO PUBLIC SERVANT OR PERSON AUTHORISED TO ADMINISTER AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 181 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - FALSE STATEMENT ON OATH OR AFFIRMATION TO PUBLIC SERVANT OR PERSON AUTHORISED TO ADMINISTER AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 181: FALSE STATEMENT ON OATH OR AFFIRMATION TO PUBLIC SERVANT OR PERSON AUTHORISED TO ADMINISTER AN OATH OR AFFIRMATION Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorized by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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