Ladhu Ram Chowdhary
(Querist) 28 January 2010
This query is : Resolved
whether a person who, in a suit, submits a written statement containg false averments can be held guilty of an offence of perjury ?
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 28 January 2010
Yes definitely that person can be criminally prosecuted under relevant provisions of IPC (Depending on the nature of statements) for giving false statements for which you have to file a petition for sending to the Magistrate u/s 340 of Crpc for making inquiry by that appropriate court.
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Expert) 29 January 2010
Kindly see provisions of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Chapters X and XI
Sachin Bhatia
(Expert) 29 January 2010
Yes definitely
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