Whoever 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.
Section history
Section 200 — Using as true any such declaration known to be false
As in force on 1 July 2020.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 1 July 2020 You are here
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Latest
Explanation 1.—A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground of some informality, is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 and 200.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 200]