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Punish ment for false or fictitious clai ms.-Whoever, by misrepresenting facts, claims compensation for non-existent or fictious property or in the name of non- existe11.!~r fictitious person or by giving false Orfictitious description of the property for grossly exaggeratIng the value thereof, in a matter relating to the acquisition of such propery, shall be ~unished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years or wit h fine Or both.