235. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 235: Using as true a certificate known to be false
Chapter XIV — Of False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).