False Statements

*False Written Statements by Several Mumbai-Head Quartered Companies and Prosecution*

There is an FIR lodged in respect of a case on 1 July 2025 which is a fact mentioned in the plaint in a suit filed against a Mumbai-Head Quartered Company. Plaint was filed on 2 July 2025. Copy of Plaint was served on Defendant on 3 July 2025. 

In that civil case, where defendant which is a Company with crores of business, files WS on 30 July 2025 i.e. after FIR is in existence saying that "It denies that any such FIR is lodged". 

Now, one thing is true : FIR was in existence since 1 July 2025 ; WS was filed on 30 July 2025 stating a false fact that no such FIR is lodged ; defendant's statement that it does not have information about such FIR has a different effect than the statement of defendant in WS that no such FIR is lodged. Even if defendant says it was not aware of such FIR being lodged, it was his duty to find out if any such FIR is lodged and making a statement that no such FIR is lodged when in fact such FIR was lodged is a clear false statement.

This is a clear case which attracts S.229 of BNS, 2023 and the defendant should face prosecution for making such false statements. S.229 of BNS, 2023 prescribes sentence of 7 years.  In order to maintain purity of legal proceedings, it is the need of the hour that the person who signs on the WS on behalf of such Mumbai-headquartered Companies should face prosecution under S.229 of BNS, 2023.