Issuing or signing false certificate
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Summary
Issuing or signing any certificate that the law requires or that is admissible as evidence, knowing or believing it is false in any material point, is an offence. If a person knowingly gives such a false certificate they are punished the same as for giving false evidence. The offence is non-cognizable, bailable, and triable by the same court that tries false-evidence cases.
Example
Ravi runs a driving school and signs a driving-test certificate saying Aditya passed, though he knows Aditya failed. Under this section Ravi would be punished as if he had given false evidence; the case would be non-cognizable, bailable, and tried by the same court that hears false-evidence cases.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
BNSS Classification
- The same as for giving false evidence.
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.
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