Perjury under section IPC

C 191. Sec 191 IPC - Perjury (definition of giving false evidence) Sec 193 IPC - Perjury (punishment for giving false evidence) - Upto 7 years (offense is triable by a first class magistrate) Sec 195 CrPC - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offenses against public justice and for offenses relating to documents given for evidence For a person to be punished for perjury, a complaint has to be made in writing as per the above section (195 crpc) Sec 340 CrPC - Procedure in cases mentioned in Sec 195 CrPC - When a complaint is received in writing, the procedure of further inquiry and punishment of accused is as per this section. Sec 154 IEA - Hostile witness