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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 one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, 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 Z’s premises, attended with annoyance to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it. Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question. Refusing to sign statement. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 61 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 61 ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯅ ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗꯋꯥꯁꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯐꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯗꯕ꯫ ꯋꯥꯍꯪꯍꯪꯅꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟ꯭ꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯈꯨꯝꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ꯫ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯈꯨꯠꯌꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯌꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ꯫ ꯋꯥꯁꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯐꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟ꯭ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯁꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯐꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯗ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯠ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ, ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯁꯦꯕꯥꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯲꯱꯱ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯗ"ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯁꯤꯗꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯃꯄꯥꯟꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯰꯹ꯒꯤ꯱꯰꯳,꯱꯰꯵,꯳꯰꯷, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲), (꯳) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯴), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯱꯰, ꯳꯱꯱, ꯳꯱꯲ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲), (꯳), (꯴) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯵), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯲꯶ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(ꯑꯦꯐ) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(ꯖꯤ), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯳꯱ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯴), (꯶), (꯷) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯸), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯳꯲ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(a) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(b) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ"ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟꯗꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯊꯕꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫