law: Special Marriage Act, 1954 
  45. penalty for signing false
  
  declaration or certificate
  Every person making,
  
  signing or attesting any declaration or certificate required by or under this
  
  Act containing a statement which is false and which he either knows or believes
  
  to be false or does not believe to be true shall be guilty of the offence
  
  described in section 199 of the Indian Penal Code.