https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172459 Deliberate filing of false counter-affidavits in judicial proceedings, together with participation in or abetment of forgery to support that false stand, was treated as perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court found that senior police officers caused the false version to be placed before the Court, while subordinate officers knowingly participated in preparing and filing the affidavit; one officer was exonerated because he was found to have acted under instructions and without intent to forge independently. The filing of fabricated material and persistence in the false stand were also held to interfere with the administration of justice and constitute criminal contempt. en-us Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172459 Deliberate filing of false counter-affidavits in judicial proceedings, together with participation in or abetment of forgery to support that false stand, was treated as perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court found that senior police officers caused the false version to be placed before the Court, while subordinate officers knowingly participated in preparing and filing the affidavit; one officer was exonerated because he was found to have acted under instructions and without intent to forge independently. The filing of fabricated material and persistence in the false stand were also held to interfere with the administration of justice and constitute criminal contempt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172459