PPC § 192 — Fabricating false evidence

Statutory text (English)

Whoever causes any circumstance to exist or makes any
false entry in any book or record, or makes any document containing a false statement, intending that
such circumstance, false entry or false statement may appear in evidence in a judicial proceeding, or
in a proceeding taken by law before a public servant as such, or before an arbitrator, and that such
circumstance, false entry or false statement, so appearing in evidence, may cause any person who in
such proceeding is to form an opinion upon the evidence, to entertain an erroneous opinion touching
any point material to the result of such proceeding, is said "to fabricate false evidence ".
Illustrations
(a) A puts jewels into a box belonging to Z, with the intention that they may be found in
that box, and that this circumstance may cause Z to be convicted of theft. A has
fabricated false evidence.
(b) A makes a false entry in his shop-book for the purpose of using it as corroborative
evidence in a Court of Justice. A has fabricated false evidence.
(c) A, with the intention of causing Z to be convicted of a criminal conspiracy, writes a
letter in imitation of Z's handwriting, purporting to be addressed to an accomplice in
such criminal conspiracy, and puts the letter in a place which he knows that the officers
of the Police are likely to search. A has fabricated false evidence.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.192: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 81, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 81) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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