All are true about "Perjury" Except
IPC section 191 defines perjury. "When a person, who is under legal obligation, either under oath or under any provision of law, to state the truth, to declare upon any subject, knowingly makes false statement, the statement which he believes that it is false or he believes that it is not true, commits the offence under this section." IPC Section 193 Punishment for false evidence.--Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine, and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any other case, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. Ref - Krishnan Vij 5th edition pg 11
Sec 191 CrPC refers to it
Punishment for perjury in cou trail case is 7 years
Fabrication of evidence
Punishment for perjury in all other cases is 3 years
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