IPC 194 — Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

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 the  laws  for  the time being in force in [India]]
shall be punished with [imprisonment  for  life], or  with  rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten  years, and shall also be liable to fine;

If innocent person be thereby convicted and executed.
If innocent person be thereby conviceted and executed.--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 hereinbefore described.

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