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IPC Section 209 - Dishonesty making false claim in Court
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IPC Section 209 deals with dishonesty making false claim in court.
Full official legal text
209. Dishonesty making false claim in Court. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent
to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court of Justice any claim which he knows to be false, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, an d shall
also be liable to fine.
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