A person is caught for destroying a document which would have been used as an evidence in the cou. Which section of IPC deals with such cases?: (A) Sec IPC 201, (B) Sec IPC 202, (C) Sec IPC 203, (D) Sec IPC 204
Answer is D. Sec IPC 204 punishes a person in case he destroys or obliterates any document which he may be required to produce as an evidence in a cou or in a proceeding lawfully held before a public servant as such. Sec 201 IPC: Deals with causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offenders Sec 203 IPC: This section makes giving of false information in respect of commission of an offence punishable Ref: Textbook Of Forensic Medicine And Toxicology: Principles And Practice By Vij 4th edn page 465.