IPC § 197 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 197 IPC — Issuing or signing false certificate
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 234 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 234 — Issuing or signing false certificate
Whoever 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 234 in full