A witness, who after taking oath, willfully makes a statement which he knows or believes to be false is guilty of offence under section

193 IPC: Punishment for false evidence Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and Whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any other case, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Ref: Ref: Krishnan vij ; 5th ed; Page no: 11