PPC Section 211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure:

PPC Section 211

PPC Section 211 :False charge of offence made with intent to injure:

Whoever with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed as offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, and

if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine

Offence	Cognizance	Summons	Bail	Punishment	Triable
False charge of offence made with intent to injure.	Shall not arrest without warrant.	Warrant ..	Bailable..	Imprisonment of either description for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Magistrate of the first class.
If offence charged be punishable with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.	Ditto	Ditto	Ditto	Imprisonment of either description for 7 years, and fine.	Court of Session, [* * *] or Magistrate of the first class.
If offence charged be capital, or punishable with [imprisonment of life].	Shall not arrest without warrant	Warrant	Bailable	Imprisonment of either description for 7 years, and fine.	Court of Session.