https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286089 Qualified expert opinion given on insufficient material did not amount to false evidence, because the witness's oral answers remained consistent with the written report and were expressly provisional. The court reiterated that expert evidence is advisory, and a mere failure to accept it does not by itself justify perjury proceedings. Proceedings under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure require a real appearance of deliberate falsehood and an inquiry expedient in the interests of justice; on the material available, no dishonest intent or shift in stand was shown, so the proceedings were quashed. en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:58:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286089 Qualified expert opinion given on insufficient material did not amount to false evidence, because the witness's oral answers remained consistent with the written report and were expressly provisional. The court reiterated that expert evidence is advisory, and a mere failure to accept it does not by itself justify perjury proceedings. Proceedings under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure require a real appearance of deliberate falsehood and an inquiry expedient in the interests of justice; on the material available, no dishonest intent or shift in stand was shown, so the proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286089