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
Perjury is - 
Select and explain. 
A. Willful utterance of falsehood, B. An act committed within cou premises, C. Failure to sign summons, D. Failure to appear as a witness
A: Willful utterance of falsehood
Answer: A: Willful utterance of falsehood 
Explanation: It means wilful giving of false evidence by a witness while under oath, or failure to tell what he knows or believes to be true occurs if the persons earlier statement regarding the facts on oath & subsequent statement also must be on oath & both statements are opposed to each other & they cannot be reconciled. It falls under S.191.I.P.C. REF:The synopsis of forensic med (Dr.K.S.Narayan Reddy) pg no -8 (29th edition).