Wrong address complaint

Rakesh Malik (Querist) 19 November 2013 This query is : Resolved
If someone make a compliant in which he provides address where he/she do not resides. I mean a person is staying at address x and in complaint mentioned address is y. Is that complaint legal. Is it offence providing wrong address to police. If yes, under which act of IPC.

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Guest (Expert) 19 November 2013
IF IT IS A CLERICAL MISTAKE NO PROBLEM> OTHERWISE ALSO IF THE PERSON DOES NOT WANT HIS IDENTITY DUE TO SOME REASONS LIKE FEAR ETC ALSO NO PROBLEM>IT IS UP TO THE POLICE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE ACTION OR NOT>ONLY IF THE COMPLAINANTS INTENTION IS TO MISGUIDE OR TO MISLEAD THE POLICE OR TO TRAP SOME ONE FALSELY THEN HE WOULD BE AN OFFENDER