Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 84 · Decided 17 January 1996
Afzal and ANR. v. State of Haryana and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 84 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 573
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 356/1993
- Decided
- 17 January 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 191, 192, 193; Constitution
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Ss.191, 192, 193--Giving false evidence and fabricating false evidence--Police officials--Giving .false a.ffidavits in Court and inducing one C o.f their colleagues to .forge signature o.f another o.fficer on counter qffidavit--Held liable to be punished under s. 193 qf false affidavits in Court-Held D amounts to criminal contempt. Constitution ~f India, 1950: Article 129-Contempt of Court-Deputy Superintendent of Police--Filing false affidavit in Court and instructing his junior to forge his E signature on affidavit to be .filed in Court -Held
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