Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order for Perjury Proceedings in Matrimonial Case — Allegations of False Statements in Anticipatory Bail Application Not Deliberate Falsehood on Matter of Substance. The Court held that initiation of perjury proceedings under Section 340 CrPC requires a prima facie case of deliberate falsehood based on unimpeachable evidence, and the High Court's order was vitiated by suppression of material facts.
26 Feb 2019The present appeal arises from a judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 07.03.2018, which directed initiation of proceedings under Section 340 CrPC a...
