https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292399 Section 193 IPC offences of false evidence in judicial proceedings cannot be taken cognizance of on a private complaint where Section 195(1)(b)(i) CrPC applies. The CrPC requires a complaint in writing by the court concerned, and Section 340 CrPC makes court-initiated prosecution contingent on the court first deciding that action is expedient in the interests of justice. A private complaint is therefore barred for this category of offence. Reliance on authority dealing with forgery before production in court was inapplicable because it concerned Section 195(1)(b)(ii), not false evidence under Section 195(1)(b)(i). en-us Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:48:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292399 Section 193 IPC offences of false evidence in judicial proceedings cannot be taken cognizance of on a private complaint where Section 195(1)(b)(i) CrPC applies. The CrPC requires a complaint in writing by the court concerned, and Section 340 CrPC makes court-initiated prosecution contingent on the court first deciding that action is expedient in the interests of justice. A private complaint is therefore barred for this category of offence. Reliance on authority dealing with forgery before production in court was inapplicable because it concerned Section 195(1)(b)(ii), not false evidence under Section 195(1)(b)(i). Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292399