DM Act 52Chapter X · Offences and Penalties
Section 52 · Punishment for false claim
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Whoever knowingly makes a claim which he knows or has reason
to believe to be false for obtaining any relief, assistance, repair, reconstruction or other benefits
consequent to disaster from any officer of the Central Government, the State Government, the National
Authority, the State Authority 1[, the District Authority or the Urban Authority], shall, on conviction be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2[six months], and also with fine.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- 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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