<prompt> Issuing false ceificate is punishable under Sec 197 IPC for imprisonment upto4 years5 years7 years10 years  <response>: Issuing false ceificate is punishable under Sec 197 IPC : imprisonment upto 7 years and fine and erasure of name from medical register. Ref: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY Dr PC IGNATIUS THIRD EDITION PAGE 11 