No 2 Penal Code - IDP SriLanka

http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5Giving orfabricating falseevidence withintent to procureconviction of acapital offence.IllustrationA, in an inquiry before an officer deputed by a Court of Justice toascertain on the spot the boundaries of land, makes on oath oraffirmation a statement which he knows to be false. As this inquiryis a stage of a Judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.191. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence, intending thereby to cause, or knowing itto be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which ispunishable with death by this Code, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for aterm which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine ;if innocentperson beconvicted andexecuted.and if an innocent person be convicted and executed in consequence of such falseevidence, the person who gives such false evidence shall be punished with death.Giving orfabricating falseevidence withintent to procureconviction of anoffencepunishable withimprisonment forseven years orupwards.Using evidenceknown to be false.192. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause, or knowing itto be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which bythis Code is not capital, but punishable with imprisonment for a term of seven years orupwards, shall be punished as a person convicted of that offence would be liable to bepunished.IllustrationA gives false evidence before a Court of Justice, intending therebyto cause Z to be convicted of a robbery. The punishment ofrobbery is rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend toten years, with or without fine. A, therefore, is liable to suchimprisonment, with or without fine.193. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidencewhich he knows to be false or fabricated shall be punished in the same manner as if hegave or fabricated false evidence.Issuing or signinga false certificate.Using as a truecertificate oneknown to be falsein a materialpoint.194. Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by taw to be given or signed, orrelating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing orbelieving that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the samemanner as if he gave false evidence.195. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate,knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manneras if he gave false evidence.http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5 (48 of 124)9/30/2008 2:10:41 PM