IPC § 199 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 199 IPC — False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 236 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 236 — False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorised by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, 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 236 in full