The Pakistan Penal Code,
1860
[1](XLV
OF 1860)
[6th October, 1860]
193. Punishment
for false evidence. 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 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.
Illustration
[Omitted by
Ordinance, XXVII of 1981].
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.
[1]. The
Pakistan Penal Code has been declared in force in--
It
has been applied to Phulera in the Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal to the extent
the Act is applicable in the N.W.F.P., subject to certain modifications; see
N.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950 and also
extended to the Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal other than Phulera by the
N.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950 and declared to
be in force in that area. w.e.f. 1st June, 1951, see N.W.F.P Gazette, Ext., dated
1-6-1951.
It
has been amended in its application to the N.W.F.P., see N.W.F.P Acts 3 of 1941
and 26 of 1950.
It
has also been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchistan by the Leased Areas
(Laws) Order, 1950 (G.G.O. 3 of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of
Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, P. 1499.
It
has also been extended by notification under Article 7(1)(a) of the N.W.F.P.
(Enlargement of the Area and Alteration of Boundary) Order, 1952 (G. G. O. 1 of
1952), to the added area described in the First Schedule to that Order, w.e.f.
7th February, 1952, see N.W.F.P. Government Gazette, 1952, Pt. I, P. 70.
It
has also been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by
the Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan (Amdt.) ) Act, 1963 (W.P. Act 6 of
1963), S. 2 (w.e.f. the 18th April, 1963).
It
has also been amended in its application to the Province of West Pakistan by
the Pakistan Penal Code (West Pakistan (Amdt.) ) Act, 1964 (W.P. Act 32 of
1964), S. 2 (w.e.f. 27-4-1964).