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Action ln ra re of false comp laint. — (1) Notw ’lh ’t.i'id'i n an-.', 'i;n ? Ci•• < ?n<.d ‘n «ny Other provi sion of t hia A d ev er y I wvni who wilfully or mn’icfou slv mak es any f.r '» co'-inl-.'n* und er 'h is Act Shall on convic tion . be puniched with irnp r.icnm m ! for u te rm wh ich may extan -l to th ree ve ars an d eba ll also be lia ble tn fine. <2> No Co urt, axcupl Co urt Cf Se s^ cn . in th e ease of a co mplaint inve stigated b.v the Lokavvkta or 8 Cou rt of Magis.rare, 5'i-r iin ,i ■.■:■•:■ eo m o'sln t inves tiga te d by an Upa-L okavukta shall take c cgnlp once o f th e Offence un do r sub -section (11. 1*9 {3> N n ‘;r.'/n Cn i.r 1 ihuU take cognipanoe ol sucli offunen os aforesaid ex cept on a co mplaint In w il in g mo de by the Pu blic Prnw<-iiior a t th e direction of tho LoSmva !■: Vi --T vb- .v-H u, »ath ocati; may be. an d th e Cou rt of Senio r, ro sy ti k e coanl21r.ee of th e offence on suc h co mplaint w ithout th e i noe being committed to It, any thing co ntaine d In th e Code of Crim inal Pro cedure, 1973, notwithstanding. (4) Such Court on conviction of th e person ma king false o.impla'r.t m aw ard, ou t o f th e am ou nt of fine, to th e co mplainant sv rh airiP'Jnt Of c om pensation aa it thinks flt, (9) If a t an y Stage of a proceedin g under th is Act Ixr'crr th e IzOu " i'l <1 0 ' □ U ra -l.i 1* so r-jem !n him th at an y w itjn aow ir in g tn such proceeding or an y petxc i w'---. - an .j. C-vu in wtptx irt of a m m - plain t mode und er th is Act had kn ow ingly or wilfully giv en false evide nce nr had fabr icated false evidence with the 'm en tion th at su ch c.-idence shou ld be used in such proceedings!. th e Lcx ay uk U nr lip aL olca yu kta, 83 th e case may bo, may. 1' tatiniled th at It i- necessary an d expcd.or.t in th e In terest Of justice th at th e parson V'nui 1 be trie d tix im .iT -.- fn. flt ln g or fab ne utina. a* th e case may b a false evider.ee. take catmisance of tl » offence nod may , aft er giving th e offender a reasonable opp or tunity nt' show ing cause why ho shou ld not be punched for su ch xl-uscc. try suc h Offender summarily, so far an may be. In accordance with t he procedure prescribed fo r KUrnmnry tri. Is und er t he Ce de of Cr im i nal Pro ot du ic , il‘73 an d sente nce him to Im priso nm ent for a tw in which ma y exte r .1 to .1, mon ths or to lino wh ich may ex te nd to five thou sand rupee s or both. (5) When any such offence a? if de scrib ed In Section