Section 195: Penalty for swearing false affidavit
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195. Penalty for swearing false affidavit
(1) Any person who swears a false affidavit where an affidavit is required
or may be used, shall be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding
3 years and to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees.
(2) The prosecution may, in any case, take place before a District Court or
the Intermediate Court at the discretion of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
[S. 195 amended by Act 5 of 1999.]
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