The Supreme Court of India - Swaran Singh vs. State of Punjab

The Supreme Court of India has noted why perjury is not taken seriously. In Swaran Singh vs. State of Punjab, it observed that ' …Perjury has also become a way of life in the law courts. A trial Judge knows that the witness is telling a lie and is going back on his previous statement. Yet he does not wish to punish him or even file a complaint against him. He himself has to sign the complaint. This deters him from filing the complaint…'

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