Private Complaint Alleging Offence Under Section 193 IPC Not Maintainable: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

5 Feb 2019 3:37 PM IST

"The category of offences which fall under Section 195(1)(b)(i) of the Cr.P.C. refer to the offence of giving false evidence and offences against public justice which is distinctly different from those offences under Section 195(1)(b)(ii) of Cr.P.C, where a dispute could arise whether the offence of forging a document was committed outside the court or when it was in the custody of the court."

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a private complaint alleging an offence under Section 193 IPC [False Evidence in Judicial Proceedings] is not maintainable. The bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer upheld the Patna High Court order that had set aside a Magistrate's order taking cognizance of the offence under the said provision on the basis of a...

Private Complaint Alleging Offence Under Section 193 IPC Not Maintainable: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

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