Section 42: Giving false statements or false evidence

42. Giving false statements or false evidence (1) Any person who, in connection with any drug offence or for any other purpose relevant to this Act— (a) knowingly or recklessly makes a declaration or statement which is false or misleading; (b) knowingly produces or makes use of any declaration or document which is false or misleading; (c) causes a person, whether directly or indirectly, to make a declaration or statement which is wholly or partly false or misleading; (d) causes a person to alter the content of a previous statement or declaration with a view to avoiding the prosecution of another person, shall commit an offence. (2) Any person who, in relation to a drug offence— (a) gives false or misleading evidence in Court; (b) causes threats or inducement, or persuades or influences, any witness to give false or misleading evidence in Court, shall commit an offence. (3) Any person who, whether personally or through another person and in relation to a drug offence, threatens or interferes with a witness or any other person related to the witness, shall commit an offence. (4) Any person convicted of an offence under subsection (1), (2), or (3) shall be liable to a fine of not less than 10,000 rupees and not exceeding 100,000 rupees together with a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years.