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‘A’ agreed to pay ‘B’ rupees 500 for giving false evidence in his favour and afterwards refused to pay

An agreement to procure false evidence has an unlawful object under section 23: it is forbidden by law and defeats the legal process. B cannot enforce payment for that…

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‘A’ agreed to pay ‘B’ rupees 500 for giving false evidence in his favour and afterwards refused to pay

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An agreement to procure false evidence has an unlawful object under section 23: it is forbidden by law and defeats the legal process. B cannot enforce payment for that object. It is void, not a valid bargain or merely voidable at A's election.

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