PPC § 193 — Punishment for false evidence

Statutory text (English)

Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any
stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage
of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine ;
and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any other case, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be
liable to fine.

Explanation 1.— A trial before a Court-martial 1* * * is a judicial proceeding.

Explanation 2.— An investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before a Court
of Justice, is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place before a
Court of Justice.
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Explanation 3.— An investigation directed by a Court of Justice according to law, and conducted
under the authority of a Court of Justice, is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation
may not take place before a Court of Justice.

Illustration
A, in an enquiry before an officer deputed by a Court of Justice to ascertain on the spot the
boundaries of land, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this enquiry is a stage
of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.193: 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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