For Offence Of False Evidence In A Tribunal, Only Remedy Is Private Complaint; Route Of S.195/340 CrPC Not Applicable : Supreme Court

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

3 Jan 2025 8:05 PM IST

  • For Offence Of False Evidence In A Tribunal, Only Remedy Is Private Complaint; Route Of S.195/340 CrPC Not Applicable : Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that for the offence of giving false evidence before a Tribunal, the only remedy is to file a private complaint, as the route of Sections 195 read with Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is available only for offences committed in a proceeding before a Court(and not a Tribunal).Facts of the caseAs per brief facts, the present SLP challenged the...

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in

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