This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Medico legal procedures, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Punishment for issuing false ceificate - 
Select and explain. 
A. 4 years, B. 5 years, C. 6 years, D. 7 years
D: 7 years
Answer: D: 7 years 
Explanation: Sec 197 IPC: Issuing or signing the false ceificate Imprisonment up to 7 years. Ref: Dr. K.S. Narayan Reddy's Synopsis Of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 29th edition, Chap 3, Page-31.