Section 162: Witness giving false excuse
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162. Witness giving false excuse
Les témoins cités en justice Any witness, judicially sumqui auront allégué une excuse recon- moned, who has alleged an excuse
nue fausse, seront condamnés à une proved to be false, shall be conpeine d’emprisonnement qui ne pour- demned to imprisonment for a term
ra excéder 2 ans et à une amende qui not exceeding 2 years and to a fine
n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies. not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
[S. 162 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for lying about a reason to avoid attending court as a witness?