1000 T H E PALESTINE GAZETTE 28th September, 1936 It is immaterial whether the person who gives the testimony is a competent witness or not, or whether the testimony is admissible i n the proceeding or not. Subornation. (2) A n y person who procures another person to commit perjury, which he commits i n consequence of such procurement, is guilty of a felony. Such felony is termed subornation of perjury. Punishment of perjury. 118. A n y person who commits perjury or subornation of perjury is liable to imprisonment for seven years. Fabricating evidence. 119. A n y person who, with intent to mislead any tribunal i n any judicial proceeding :— ( a ) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or subornation of perjury ; or (b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence; is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment of five years. False swearing. 120. A n y person who swears falsely or makes a false affirmation or declaration before any person authorised to administer an oath or take a declaration upon a matter of public concern, i n such circumstances that the false swearing or declaration if committed i n a judicial proceeding would have amounted to perjury, is guiltv of a misdemeanour . Deceiving witnesses. 121. A n y person who practises any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or writing, to any person called or to be called as a witness i n any judicial proceeding, w i t h intent to affect the testimony of such person as a witness, is guilty of a misdemeanour. Destroying evidence. 122. A n y person who, knowing that any book, document, or other thing of any k i n d , is or may be required i n evidence i n a judicial proceeding, wilfully destroys it or renders it illegible or undecipherable or incapable of identification, w i t h intent thereby to prevent it from being used i n evidence, is guilty of a misdemeanour. False information. 123.—(1) A n y person who gives to the Attorney-General or to a police officer or any other officer entitled to institute a criminal prosecution, written information which he knows to be false of the commission of an offence punishable by l a w , is guilty of a misdemeanour. It is immaterial whether the authority to whom the information was given was competent to receive the information. It is immaterial whether proceedings have or have not been taken i n pursuance of the information. (2) Where as the result of any such written information any person has been prosecuted and such person has been acquitted, in any proceedings under the provisions of this section i n respect of such written information the onus shall be upon the defendant to show that he did not know that such information was false. Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses. 124. A n y person who :— ( a ) conspires w i t h any other person to accuse any person falsely of any crime or to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice; or (b) i n order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear