IPC § 181 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 181 IPC — False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 216 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 216 — False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorised by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 216 in full