KAIT Act 82Chapter XIII · Offences and Prosecutions
Section 82 · False statement in declaration
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- If a person makes a statement in any verification under this Act or under any rule made there under, or delivers any account of statement which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent to six months or with fine.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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