SECTION 196 OF IPC USING EVIDENCE KNOWN TO BE FALSE: ALL ABOUT YOU WANT TO KNOW

Section 196 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertains to the offense of using a false document with the intent to cause someone to be convicted of an offense, to be acquitted of an offense, or to impede the course of justice. Here is the text of Section 196 IPC:

“Whoever forges any document or electronic record or makes any false document or electronic record, with the intention that it shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure, a person to commit an offense punishable in the same manner as if he had himself committed such offense, shall be punished with the same punishment as is provided for the offense.”

In simpler terms, this section states that anyone who creates or uses a false document or electronic record with the intention to deceive or cheat someone can be punished with imprisonment for up to three years, along with a fine. It also covers those who aid, abet, or attempt to induce someone to commit an offense using a false document, and they will be punished in the same way as if they had committed the offense themselves.