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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10 or elsewhere in this Act, whoever wilfully or maliciously makes any false complaint under this Act, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year but shall not be less than three months and shall also be liable to fine. (2) No court, except the court of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, shall take cognizance of an offence under sub-section (1). (3) No such court shall take cognizance of any such offence unless the complaint is made with the previous sanction of the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta, as the case may be, by the person against whom the false complaint was made. (h) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents; (f) such other matters as may be prescribed. (3) Any proceeding before the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code,