12/08/2022
𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟏𝟖𝟐 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐏𝐂. 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅
𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍
Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false,
intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, such public servant
:-
(a) to do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of
facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or
(b) to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine which may extend to 64[three thousand rupees] 64, or with both.
𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
(a) A informs a Magistrate that Z, a police-officer, subordinate to such Magistrate, has been guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct, knowing such information to be false, and knowing it to be likely that the information will cause the Magistrate to dismiss Z.
A has committed the offence
defined in this section.
(b) A falsely informs a public servant that Z has contraband salt in a secret place, knowing such information to be false, and knowing that it is likely that the consequence of the information will be a search of premises, attended with annoyance to Z. A has committed the offence
defined in this section.
(c) A falsely informs a policeman that he has been assaulted and robbed in the neighborhood of
a particular village. He does not mention the name of any person as one of his assailants, but knows it to be likely that in consequence of their information the police will make enquiries and institute searches in the village to the annoyance of the villagers or some of them. A has committed an offence under this section.
