https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295739 Sanction for prosecution under Section 476 CrPC, 1898 requires the court to be satisfied that prosecution is expedient in the interests of justice for an offence covered by Section 195, including perjury under Section 193 IPC. Where a witness has given contradictory statements under Section 164 CrPC and in court, sanction should not be granted unless the court can determine which statement is false. If the court cannot conclude that the in-court statement is false, and the earlier statement may be the false one, prosecution is not justified because sanction would risk protecting a false version and undermine justice. en-us Wed, 30 Jul 1941 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:22:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295739 Sanction for prosecution under Section 476 CrPC, 1898 requires the court to be satisfied that prosecution is expedient in the interests of justice for an offence covered by Section 195, including perjury under Section 193 IPC. Where a witness has given contradictory statements under Section 164 CrPC and in court, sanction should not be granted unless the court can determine which statement is false. If the court cannot conclude that the in-court statement is false, and the earlier statement may be the false one, prosecution is not justified because sanction would risk protecting a false version and undermine justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Jul 1941 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295739