IVC Act 55Chapter VIII · Miscellaneous
Section 55 · Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered
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If any person whose name is not for the time
being entered in a register falsely represents that it is so entered or uses in connection with his name or
title any words or letters reasonably calculated to suggest that his name is so entered, he shall be
punishable on first conviction with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and on any subsequent
conviction with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine not exceeding one thousand
rupees or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- ₹500
- 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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