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No prosecution shall be instituted under this Chapterexcept by, or with the written authority of, the Attorney-General. Whoever abets the committing ofmutiny by an officer,sailor, soldier, or airman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army,or Sri Lanka air force or attempts to seduce any such officer,sailor, soldier, or airman from his allegiance or his duty, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a termwhich may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Abetment ofmutiny, if mutinyisoommitted inconsequencethereof. Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer,sailor, soldier, or airman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army,or Sri Lanka air force shall, if mutiny be committed inconsequence of that abetment, be punished with death orimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Abetment ofsuch assault, ifthe assault iscommitted. Harbouring adeserter. Deserter concealedon board merchantvessal throughnegligence ofmaster. Whoever abets an assault by an officer, sailor, soldier,or airman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or Sri Lankaair force, on any superior officer being in the execution of hisoffice, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip tion for a term which may extend to three years, and shall alsobe liable to fine. Whoever abets an assault by an officer, sailor, soldier,or airman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or Sri Lankaair force, on any superior officer being in the execution of hisoffice, shall, if such assault be committed in consequence of thatabetment, be punished with imprisonment of either descriptionfor a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also beliable to fine.

Whoever abets the desertion of any officer, sailor,soldier, or airman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or SriLanka air force shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to two years, or withfine, or with both.

Whoever, except as hereinafter excepted, knowing orhaving reason to believe that an officer, sailor, soldier, orairman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or Sri Lanka airforce has deserted, harbours such officer, sailor, soldier, orairman shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to two years, or withfine, or with both.

The master or person in charge of a merchant vesselon board of which any deserter from the Sri Lanka navy, SriLanka army or Sri Lanka air force is concealed, shall, thoughignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty notexceeding five hundred rupees, if he might have known of suchconcealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master orperson in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board ofthe vessel. Wearing the dress of asailor, soldier, orairman.

Whoever abets what he knows to be anact of insubordination by an officer, sailor, soldier, or airmanin the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or Sri Lanka air forceshall, if such act of insubordination be committed inconsequence of that abetment, be punished with imprisonmentof either description for a term which may extend to sixmonths, or with fine, or with both. No person subject to the provisions ofthe Navy Act, the Army Act, or the Air Force Act, or anysimilar law for the time being in force, or to any regulationsmade thereunder, is subject to punishment under this Code forany of the offences defined in this Chapter.

Whoever, not being a sailor, soldier, orairman in the Sri Lanka navy, Sri Lanka army or Sri Lankaair force wears any grab, or carries any token resembling anygrab or token used by such a sailor, soldier, or airman, withthe intention that it may be believed that he is such a sailor,soldier, or airman, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to threemonths, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees,or with both.

Joining orcontinuing inan unlawfulassemblyknowing that ithas beencommanded todisperse. Fourthly—By means of criminal force, or show of criminalforce, to any person, to take or obtain possession of anyproperty, or to deprive any person or the public of theenjoyment of a right of way or of the use of water or otherincorporeal right of which such person or public is in possessionor enjoyment, or to enforce any right or supposed right; orFifthly—By means of criminal force, or show of criminalforce, to compel any person to do what he is not legally bound todo, or to omit to do what he is legally entitled to do ; orSixthly—That the persons assembled, or any of them, maytrain or drill themselves, or be trained or drilled to the use ofarms, or practising military movements or evolutions, withoutthe consent of the President.

Explanation—An assembly which was not unlawful when it assembledmay subsequently become an unlawful assembly. Whoever, being aware of facts which render Beinga any assembly anunlawful assembly, intentionally joins mmSawfuf that assembly, or continuesin it, is said to be a assembly.

Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly Punishment. Whoever, being armed with any deadly weapon, orwith anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely tocause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall bepunished with imprison-.

Whoever joins or continues in an unlawful assemblyknowing that such unlawful assembly has been commanded bylawful authority to disperse, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto two years, or with fine, or with both. Hiring orconniving athiring ofpersons tojoin anunlawfulasseembly. Knowinglyjoining, or. Fo rce used Whenever force or violence is used by an member unlawfulassembly, or by any member thereof, inoPCommon prosecution of the common object of such assembly,object.

Punishment Whoever is guilty of rioting shall be punishedfor rioting. If an offence is committed by any member of anunlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object ofthat assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knewto be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object,every person who, at the time of the committing of thatoffence, is a member of the same assembly is guilty of thatoffence.

Whoever hires, or engages, or employs, or promotes orconnives at the hiring, engagement, or employment of any personto join or become a member of any unlawful assembly, shall bepunishable as a member of such unlawful assembly, and for anyoffence which may be committed by any such person as amember of such unlawful assembly, in pursuance of such hiring,engagement, or employment, in the same manner as if he hadbeen a member of such unlawful assembly, or himself hadcommitted such offence.

Whoever knowingly joins or continues in anyassembly or five or more persons likely to cause a disturbanceof the public peace, after such assembly has been lawfullycommanded to disperse, shall be punished with imprisonmentof either description for a term which may extend to sixmonths, or with flne, or with both. Wantonlygivingprovocationwith intent tocause riot,If rioting becommitted. If notcommitted,Owner oroccupier of landon which anunlawfulassembly is held.

Liability ofperson forwhole benefit ariot iscommitted. Whoever assaults or threatens to assault, or obstructsor attempts to obstruct, any public officer in the discharge ofhis duty as such public officer in endeavouring to disperse anunlawful asembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, or uses, orthreatens, or attempts to use crimnial force to such publicofficer, shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to three years, or withfine, or with both.

Whoever maliciously or wantonly, by doing anythingwhich is illegal, gives provocation to any person intending orkonwing it to be likely that such provocation will cause theoffence of rioting to be committed, shall, if the offence of riotingbe committed in consequence of such provocation, be punishedwith imprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to one year, or with fine, or with both ; and if the offenceof rioting be not committed, with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to six months, or withfine, or with both.

Whenever any unlawful assembly or riot takes place,the owner or occupier of the land upon which such unlawfulassembly is held or such riot is committed, and any personhaving or claiming an interest in such land, shall be punishablewith fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, if he, knowingthat such offence is being or has been committed, or havingreason to believe it is likely to be committed, do not give theearliest notice thereof in his power to the nearest police officer,and do not, in the case of his having reason to believe that it wasabout to be committed, use all lawful means in his power toprevent it, and in the event of its taking place do not use alllawful means in his power to disperse or suppress the riot orunlawful assembly.

Whenever a riot is committed for the benefit or onbehalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of any landrespecting which such riot takes place, or who claims anyinterest in such land, or inCap. Harbouringpersons hiredfor an unlawfulassembly. Whenever a riot is committed for thebenefit or on behalf of any person who is the owner or occupier of anyland respecting which such riot takes place, or who claims any interest insuch land, or in the subject of any dispute which gave rise to the riot, orwho has accepted or derived any benefit therefrom, the agent or managerof such person shall be punishable with fine, if such agent or manager,having reason to believe that such riot was likely to be committed, or thatthe unlawful assembly by which such riot was committed was likely to beheld, shall not use all law- full means in his power to prevent such riot, orassembly from taking place and for suppressing and dispersing the same.

Whoever harbours, receives, orassembles in any house or premises in his occupation or charge or underhis control, any persons, knowing that such persons have been hired,engaged, or employed, or are about to be hired, engaged, or employed, tojoin or become members of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to sixmonths, or with fine, or with both.

Being hired Whoever is engaged or hired, or offers or m an uipawfulattempts to be hired or engaged, to do or assist in assembly ordoing any of the acts specified in section ,shall beriot.

Whoever commits an affray shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto one month, or with fine which may extend to one hundredrupees, or with both.

Punishment forcommittingaffray. Whoever, being or expecting to be a public officer,accepts or obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain fromany person, for himself or for any other person, any gratificationwhatever, other than legal remuneration, as a motive or rewardfor doing or forbearing to do any official act, or for showing orforbearing to show, in the exercise of his official functions,favour or disfavour to any person, or for rendering orattempting to render any service or disservice to any person withthe Government of SriLanka, or with any public officer as such,shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for aterm which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Publicofficer taking agratificationother than legalremuneration inrespect of anofficial act. Taking a gratificationfor the exercise ofpersonal influencewith a public officer.

A has committed the offencedefined in this section. Ahas committed the offence defined in this section. Whoever accepts or obtains, oragrees to accept or attempts to obtain, from any person, forhimself or for any other person, any gratification whatever as amotive or reward for inducing, by corrupt or illegal means, anypublic officer to do or to forbear to do any official act, or in theexercise of the official functions of such public officer to showfavour or disfavour to any person, or to render or attempt torender any service or disservice to any person with Parliamentor with any public officer, as such, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever accepts or obtains, oragrees to accept or attempts to obtain, from any person, forhimself or for any other person, any gratification whatever, asa motive or reward for inducing, by the exercise of personalinfluence, any public officer to do or to forbear to do anyofficial act, or in the exercise of the official functions of suchpublic officer to show favour or disfavour to any person, or torender or attempt to render any service or disservice to anyperson with Parliament, or with any public officer, as such,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Public officerdisobeying adirection of thelaw with intentto cause injuryto anypGerson or therovernment. Public officerframing anincorrectdocument withintent to causeinjury.

An attorney-at-law who receives a fee for arguing a case before aIllustrationjudge; a person who receives pay for arranging and correcting amemorial addressed to Government, setting forth the services andclaims of the memorialist; a paid agent for a condemned criminal,who lays before the Government statements tending to show thatthe condemnation was unjust—are not within this sectioninasmuch as they do not exercise or profess to exercise personalinfluence.

Whoever, being a public officer, in respect of whomeither of the offences defined in the last two preceding sections iscommitted, abets the offence, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto three years, or with fine, or with both. A is a public officer. A abets herdoing so. A is punishablewith imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years orwith fine, or with both. Whoever, being a public officer, knowingly disobeysany direction of the law as to the way in which he is conducthimself as such public officer, intending to cause or knowing it tobe likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to anyperson or to the Government, shall be punished with simpleimprisonment or a term which may extend to one year, or withfine, or with both.

Whoever, being a public officer, and being as suchpublic officer, charged with the preparation or translation ofany document, frames or translates that document in amanner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intendingthereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he maythereby cause, injury to any person, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Misconduct by publicofficer in Posts orTelecommunicationsDepartment. Fraud by publicofficer in Posts orTelecommunicationsDepartment. Personating a publicofficer. Whoever, being a publicofficer, employed in the Posts or TelecommunicationsDepartment, fraudulently or maliciously secretes, makes awaywith, alters, or omits to transmit any message which may havebeen lawfully delivered to him for transmission, orfraudulently or maliciously discloses to any person notauthorized to receive the same any message received by him inthe course of his employment as aforesaid, shall be punishedwith imprisonment of either description, which may extend to aterm of two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever, being apublic officer,employed in the Posts or Telecommunications Department, bydrunkenness, carelessness, or other misconduct endangers ordelays the transmission of any message, letter, or postal packet,shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for aterm which may extend to three months or with fine which mayextend to fifty rupees, or with both.

Whoever,beingapublic officer,employed in the Posts or TelecommunicationsDepartment, transmits by telegraph any message upon whichthe prescribed charge has not been paid, with intent thereby dodefraud, shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to two years, or withfine, or with both. Whoever, being apublic officer,employed in the Posts or TelecommunicationsDepartment, does, contrary to his duty, secrete, destroy,mutilate, or break open any telegraph despatch or letter orpostal packet, shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to seven years, or withfine, or with both.

Whoever pretends to hold anyparticular office, as a public officer, knowing that he does nothold such office, or falsely personates any other person holdingsuch office, and in such assumed character does or attempts todo any act under colour of such office, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of publicofficers, wears any garb or carries any token resembling anygarb or token used by that class of public officers, with theintention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that it islikely to be believed, that he belongs to that class of publicofficers, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with finewhich may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Provided that a declaration of public policy or a promise ofpublic action shall not be an offence under this. Personationat elections. Failure to keepelection accounts. Whoever committs the offence of bribery Pums. Whoever with intent to affect the result of anelection makes or publishes any statement purporting to be astatement of fact which is false and which he either knows orbelieves to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation tothe personal character or conduct of any candidate, shall beguilty of an offence and shall be punished with fine.

Whoever being required by any law for the time beingin force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts ofexpenses incurred at or in connection with an election, fails tokeep such accounts, shall on conviction be punished with finewhich may extend to three hundred rupees.

Preventingservice ofsummons orotherproceeding orpreventingpublicationthereof. Whoever absconds in order to avoidbeing served with a summons, notice, or order proceeding from anypublic officer, legally competent, as such public officer, to issue suchsummons, notice, or order, shall be punished with simple imprisonmentfor a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which mayextend to fifty rupees, or with both; or, if the summons, notice, or order isto attend in person or by agent, or to produce a document in a Court, withsimple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or withfine whch may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Omission toproduce adocument to apublic officerby a personlegally boundto producesuch document Whoever, being legally bound to attend in person orby an agent at a certain place and time in obedience to asummons, notice, order, or proclamation proceeding from anypublic officer legally competent, as such public officer, to issuethe same,intentionally omits to attend at that place or time, or departsfrom the place where he is bound to attend before the timeat which it is lawful for him to depart,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to one month, or with fine which may extend tofifty rupees, or with both;or, if the summons, notice, order, or proclamation is toattend in person or by agent in a Court, with simpleimprisonment for a term which may extend to sixmonths, or with fine which may extend to onehundred rupees, or with both.

Illustrations a A, being legally bound to appear before the SupremeCourt, at Colombo, in obedience to a summons, intentionally omits to appear. A hascommitted the offence defined in this section. Whoever, being legally bound to produce or deliverup any document to any public officer, as such, intentionallyomits so to produce or deliver up the same, shall be punishedwith simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to onemonth, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or withboth;or, if the document is to be produced or delivered up to aCourt, with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to six months, or with fine which mayextend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

A, being legally bound to produce a document before aIllustrationsDistrict Court, intentionally omits to produce the same. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Refusing oathwhen dulyrequired to takeoath by a publicofficer. Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or tofurnish information on any subject to any public officer, assuch, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish suchinformation in the manner and at the time required by law,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to one month, or with fine which may extend tofifty rupees, or with both;or, if the notice or information required to be given respectsthe commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose ofpreventing the commission of an offence, or in order to theapprehension of an offender, with simple imprisonment for aterm which may extend to six months, or with fine which mayextend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Whoever, being legally bound to furnish informationon any subject to any public officer, as such, furnishes, as true,information on the subject which he knows or has reason tobelieve to be false, shall be punished with simpleimprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, orwith fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or withboth;or, if the information which he is legally bound to giverespects the commission of an offence, or is required for thepurpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or inorder to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonmentof either description for a term which may extend to two yearsor with fine, or with both.

A, a landowner, knowing of the commission of a murder within theIllustrationlimits of his estate, wilfully misinforms the Magistrate of the divisionthat the death has occurred by accident in consequence of the bite of asnake. A is guilty of the offence defined in this section. Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath or anaffirmation to state the truth, when required so to bindhimself by a public officer legally competent to require that heshall so bind himself, shall be punished with simpleimprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, orwith fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or withboth.

Refusing to signstatement. False statement onoath to publicofficer or personauthorized toadminister anoath. Falseinformationwith intent tocause a publicofficer to usehis lawfulpower to theinjury ofanother person. Whoever being legally bound to state the truth onany subject to any public officer, refuses to answer anyquestion demanded of him touching that subject by suchpublic officer, in the exercise of the legal powers of such publicofficer, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a termwhich may extend to six months, or with fine which mayextend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him,when required to sign that statement by a public officer legallycompetent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall bepunished with simple imprisonment for a term which mayextend to three months, or with fine which may extend to onehundred rupees, or with both. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or anaffirmation to state the truth on any subject to any publicofficer or other person authorized by law to administer suchoath or affirmation, makes to such public officer or otherperson as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statementwhich is false, and which he either knows or believes to be falseor does not believe to be true, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to three years, and shall also be liable to a fine.

Whoever gives to any public officer any informationwhich he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby tocause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause,such public officer to use the lawful power of such publicofficer to the injury or annoyance of any person, or to do oromit anything which such public officer ought not to do oromit, if the true state of tacts respecting which such information is given were known by him, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to six months, or with fine which may extend to onethousand rupees, or with both.

Illustrations a A informs the Inspector-General of Police that Z, a policeofficer, has been guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct,knowing such information to be false,Cap. Obstructingsale ofpropertyoffered for saleby authority ofa publicofficer. Obstructingpublic officer indischarge of hispublicfunctions.

Ommision toassist publicofficer whenbound by lawto giveassistance. Whoever offers any resistance to thetaking of any property by the lawful authority of any publicofficer, knowing or having reason to believe that he is suchpublic officer, shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to six months, or withfine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Whoever intentionally obstructs any saleof property offered for sale by the lawful authority of anypublic officer, as such, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to one month,or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or withboth.

Whoever, being bound by law to renderor furnish assistance to any public officer in the execution ofhis public duty, intentionally omits to give such assistance,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to one month, or with fine which may extend tofifty rupees, or with both;and if such assistance be demanded of him by apublic officer legally competent to make suchdemand for the purposes of executing any processlawfully issued by a Court, or of preventing thecommission of an offence, or of suppressing a riot,unlawful assembly, or affray, or of apprehending aperson chargedPENAL CODE [Cap.

Whoever, knowing that by an order Disobedience promulgated by apublic officer lawfully empowered dify promuf to promulgate such order, he isdirected to abstain from gatedhyaa certain act, or to take certain order with certainPfc property in his possession or under his management, disobeys such direction,shall, if such disobedience causes or tends to causeobstruction, annoyance, or injury, or risk ofobstruction, annoyance, or injury, to any personslawfully employed, be punished with simpleimprisonment for a term which may extend to onemonth, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees,or with both ;and if such disobedience causes or tends to cause dagger tohuman life, health, or safety, or causes or tends tocause a riot or affray, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term whichmay extend to six months, or with fine which mayextend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Explanation—It is not necessary that the offender should intend toproduce harm, or contemplate his disobedience as likely toproduce harm.

It is sufficient that he knows of the order which hedisobeys, and that his disobedience produces, or is likely toproduce harm. IllustrationAn order is promulgated by a public officer lawfullyempowered to promulgate such order, directing that areligious procession shall not pass down a certain street.

A knowingly disobeys the order and thereby causesdanger of riot. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any publicofficer, or to any person in whom he believes that publicofficer to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that publicofficer to do any act, or to forbear or delay to do any act,connected with the exercise ofCap.

Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any personfor the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desistfrom making a legal application, for protection against anyinjury, to any puublic officer legally empowered as such togive such protection or to cause such protection to be given,shall be punished with imprisonment of either description fora term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or withboth. Illustrations a A in support of a just claim which B has against Z for onethpusand rupees, falsely swears.

A has given falseevidence. Here A states thatwhich he knows to be false, and therefore gives false evidence. A gives false evidence,whether Z was at that place on the day named or not. A has fabricated falseevidence. A has fabricatedfalse evidence. A has fabricated false evidanceCap. Giving or fabricatingflase evidence withintent to procureconviction of acapital offence.

If innocent person bethereby convicted andexecuted. Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in anystage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence forthe purpose of being used in any stage of a judicialproceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to seven years, andshall also be liable to fine ;and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates falseevidence in any other case shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

IllustrationA, in an inquiry before a Magistrate for the purpose of ascertainingwhether Z ought to be committed for trial, makes on oath a statementwhich he knows to be false. As this inquiry is a stage of a judicialproceeding, A has given false evidence. IllustrationA, in an inquiry before an officer deputed by a Court to ascertainon the spot the boundaries of land, makes on oath or affirmation astatement which he knows to be false. As this inquiry is a stage of ajudicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.

Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence,intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that hewill thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offencewhich is punishable with death by this Code, shall bepunished which rigorous imprisonment for a term which mayextend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;and if an innocent person be convicted and executed inconsequence of such false evidence, the person who gives suchfalse evidence shall be punished with death.

Using evidenceknown to be false. Issuing or signing afalse certificate. Using as a truecertificate oneknown to be falsein a material point. False statementmade in anydeclaration whichis by lawreceivables asevidence. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidenceintending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that hewill thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offencewhich by this Code is not capital, but punishable withimprisonment for a term of seven years or upwards, shall bepunished as a person convicted of that offence would beliable to be punished.

IllustrationA gives false evidence before a Court, intending thereby to causeZ to be convicted of a robbery. The punishment of robbery isrigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to tenyears, with or without fine. A, therefore, is liable to suchimprisonment, with or without fine. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as trueor genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be falseor fabricated shall be punished in the same manner as if hegave or fabricated false evidence.

Whoever issues or signs any certificate required bylaw to given or signed, or relating to any fact of which suchcertificate is by law admissable in evidence, knowing orbelieving that such certificate is false in any material point,shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave falseevidence.

Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use anysuch certificate as a true certificate, knowing the same to befalse in any material point, shall be punished in the samemanner as if he gave false evidence. Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribedby him, which declaration any Court, or any public officer orother person, is bound or authorized by law to receive,makes any statement which is false, and which he eitherknows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true,touching any point material to the object for which thedeclaration is made or used, shall be punished in the samemanner as if he gave false evidence.

Causingdisappearance ofevidence of anoffencecommitted, orgiving falseinformationtouching it, toscreen theoffender. If a capitaloffence. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true anysuch declaration, knowing the same to be false in any materialpoint, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave falseevidence.

A, knowing that B has murdered Z, assists B to hide the bodyIllustration withthe intention of screening B from punishment. A is liable toimprisonment of either description for seven years, and also tofine.

Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that anoffence has been committed, intentionally omits to give anyinformation respecting that offence which he is legally bound togive, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descriptionfor a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or withboth. Destruction ofdocument toprevent itsproduction asevidence. Falsepersonation for thepurpose of any actor proceeding in asuit. Fraudulentremoval orconcealment ofproperty toprevent itsseizure as aforfeiture or inexecution of adecree.

Whoever knowing. Whoever secretes or destroys any document which he may belawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court, or in any proceedinglawfully held before a public officer as such, or obliterates or rendersillegible the whole or any part of such document with the intention ofpreventing the same from being produced or used as evidence before suchcourt or public officer as aforesaid, or after he shall have been lawfullysummoned or required to produce the same for that purpose, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumedcharacter makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, orcauses any process to be issued, or becomes bail or security, or does anyother act in any suit or criminal prosecution, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to threeyears, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers, or deliversto any person any property or any interest therein intending thereby toprevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture, orin satisfaction of a fine under a sentence which has been pronounced, orwhich he knows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court or othercompetent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or orderwhich has been made or which he knows to be likely to be made by a Courtin a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description fora term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Fradulentlysuffering adecree for asum not due. Fraudulently ordishonestlymaking a falseclaim in a Court. Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives, or claims anyproperty or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right orrightful claim to such property or interest, or practices anydeception touching any right to any property or any interesttherein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interesttherein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of afine, under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which heknows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court or othercompetent authority, or from being taken in execution of adecree or order which has been made or which he knows to belikely to be made by a Court in civil suit, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto two years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever fraudulently causes or suffers a decree ororder to be passed against him at the suit of any person for a sumnot due, or for a larger sum that is due to such person, or for anyproperty or interest in property to which such person is notentitled, or fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to beexecuted against him after it has been satisfied, or for anythingin respect of which it has been satisfied, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto two years, or with fine, or with both.

IllustrationsA institutes a suit against Z. Z has committedan offence under this section. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly or with intent toinjure or annoy any person, makes in a Court any claim whichhe knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to two years, andshall also be liable to fine.

Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order againstany person for a sum not due, or for a larger sum than is due, orfor any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled,or fraudulently causes a decree or order to be executed againstany person after it has been satisfied, or for anything in respect ofwhich it has been satisfied, or fraudulently suffers or permits anysuch act to be done in his name, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extent totwo years, or with fine, or with both.

Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person,institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceedingagainst that person, or falsely charges any person with havingcommitted an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawfulground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shallbe punished with imprisonment of either description for a termwhich may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both;and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false chargeof an offence punishable with death, or imprisonmentfor seven years or upwards, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term whichmay extend to seven years, and shall also be liable tofine.

Whenever an offence has been committed, whoeverharbours, conceals, assists, or maintains a person whome heknows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with theintention of screening him from legal punishment,shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punishedwith imprisonment of either description for a termwhich may extend to five years, and shall also beliable to fine;and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which mayextend to ten years, shall be punished withimprisonment of either descrip- ton for a term whichmay extend to three years, and shall also be liable tofine;Fraudulentlyobtaining adecree forasum not due.

False chargeof offencemade withintent toinjure,Harbouringan offender. If capitaloffence. If punishablewith fine. A, knowing that B has committed robbery, knowingly conceals B inIllustrationorder to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liableto. Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take anygratification under pretence or on account of helping any personto recover any movable property of which he shall have beendeprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall,unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to beapprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extendto two years, or with fine, or with both.

Public officerdisobeying adirection of lawwith intent to saveperson frompunishment orproperty fromrorfeiture. Whoever, being a public officer knowingly disobeysany direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conducthimself as such public officer, intending thereby to save, orknowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any personfrom legal punishment or subject him to a less punishment thanthat to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing thathe is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or anycharge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished withimprisonment of either description for a term which mayextend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Intentionalomission toapprehend onthe part of apublic officerbound by law toapprehend,Punishment. Whoever, being a public officer and being, as suchpublic officer, charged with the preparation of any record orother writing, frames that record or writing in a manner whichhe knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to belikely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or toany person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to belikely that he will thereby save, any person from legalpunishment, or with intent to save or knowing that he is likelythereby to save any property from forfeiture or other charge towhich it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to three years, orwith fine, or with both.

Escape fromconfinementof custodynegligentlysuffered by apublicofficer. Resistance orobstruction by aperson to hislawfulapprehension. Whoever, being a public officer legally bound as suchpublic officer to keep in confinement any person charged withor convicted of any offence or lawfully committed to custody,negligently suffers such person to escape from confinement,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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