Direction: Choose the correct meaning of the given legal phrase: Perjury
Question and options
Direction: Choose the correct meaning of the given legal phrase:
Perjury
Perjury
- theft/robbery
- impersonating/pretending
- declassifying government information
- misleading on oath
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - misleading on oath
Perjury is wilfully making a false statement while legally bound by an oath to tell the truth, that is, misleading on oath. Indian law treats it as giving false evidence under section 227 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 191 IPC); impersonation and theft are separate offences.
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