Section 278: Giving false evidence in civil matter
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278. Giving false evidence in civil matter
Le coupable de faux témoignage Any person convicted of giving
en matière civile, false evidence in a civil suit,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years and
to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
[S. 278 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; 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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