Case Name : Ashok Kumar Aggarwal vs Union of India & Ors
Case Reference: (2013) 12 SCR 607 :
Neutral Citation:
Case Number: Crl A 1842/2013
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 02
Coram: Dr BS Chauhan (Author), SA Bobde
Date: 22.11.2013
To initiate prosecution for perjury, court must prima facie be satisfied that there is a deliberate and conscious effort to misguide the court and interfere in administration of justice (Para 10) Prosecution is permissible only when conviction is reasonable, probably or likely (Para 12)
Refer also: Chandra Shashi vs Anil Kumar Verma, (1995) 1 SCC 421 - impermissibility of perjury Chajoo Ram vs Radhey Shyam, AIR 1971 SC 1367 - perjury must be deliberate and conscious Iqbal Singh Marwah vs Meenakshi Marwah
See also: CrPC, Section 195