Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
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Summary
If someone dishonestly uses or tries to use a declaration as true while knowing it is false in any material respect, they are punished the same way as if they had given false evidence. The rule applies when such a declaration is used to support a claim or statement before a court or public authority. A declaration that is inadmissible only for some formality still counts.
Example
Rohan signs a declaration saying he paid rent to his landlord although he knows he did not. He submits that declaration to a civil court to resist eviction. Because he used a declaration he knew to be false, he can be punished as if he had given false evidence.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Explanations
(1) A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 and 200.
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