Filing a False Affidavit in the High Court . What action can be initiated ? and how?

False statements in affidavit attract criminal liability, provided the requisite mental element is proved. The main penal provisions in this regard are contained in sections 191,193 and 199 of the Indian penal code.

The alleged act is a Criminal Act, punishable under Various Sections of IPC, for which u can file a application to the Court under Section 340 Cr.P.C.

Apart from this, the alleged act is also a contempt of court (negligence in filing affidavit is sufficient mens rea for Contempt of Court), for which u can file a Contempt Petition.

Now, the second query I would like to address is, whether the contemner can be proceeded simultaneously both under the contempt of court act as well as the Indian Penal Code or only in one forum?

if he is a public officer 219IPC also attracted.order passed by civil court is actionable in criminal court .contempt of court act 1971 is between the court and the contemnor.forums are different to my knowledge,however i may bewrong.

Punishment for filing false affidavit:- Filling false affidavit is an offence under the Indian Oaths Act, 1873 and also under Indian Penal Code. section 191 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 provides that whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement which is false, ad which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give false evidence.

thank u sir for your advice and suggestion. 

What if a false affidavit is filed with MCD ? What remedies are available in case false affidavit is filed with a government department?