Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 340 CrPC | Prima Facie False Statements Alone Insufficient Without Expediency : SC
Supreme Court rules Section 340 CrPC mandates judicial satisfaction of both false statements and expediency in justice before directing complaints for IPC Sections 193, 199, 200. Clarifies courts cannot act solely on procedural errors in pleadings. Impacts civil litigation where false statements may trigger criminal contempt proceedings.