2. In criminal proceedings, if a witness commits perjury, which constitutes perjury, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.
Legal basis: Article 78, paragraph 2, of "Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings" states that if a witness intentionally makes false statements, the participants in the proceedings or others prevent the witness from testifying by means of violence, threats or bribery, or retaliate against the witness by means of insult, slander, framing, intimidation or beating after the witness testifies, the people's court shall punish him according to the circumstances and in accordance with the provisions of Article 111 of the Civil Procedure Law.
Article 111 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a litigant participant or other person commits one of the following acts, the people's court may impose a fine or detention according to the seriousness of the case; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. "
Article 305 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * In criminal proceedings, witnesses, appraisers, recorders and translators who intentionally make false proofs, appraisals, records and translations of important cases with the intention of framing others or concealing criminal evidence shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. "