Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 601 · Decided 13 August 2024
James Kunjwal v. State of Uttarakhand & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 601 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 332
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3350/2024
- Decided
- 13 August 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SANJAY KAROL, K.V. VISWANATHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 193, 191, 504, 195(1)(b); CrPC Section 195(1)(b)
Headnote
The Single Judge of the High Court observed that the appellant had intentionally filed a false affidavit and therefore a direction was issued to the Registrar (Judicial) of the High Court to file a complaint against him. The question that falls for consideration is of the affidavit filed before the High Court, constitutes an offence under Section 193 IPC, as defined in Section 191 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.191, 193 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.195(1)(b) - Allegation of filing a false affidavit -
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