Indian Penal Code : False charge of offence made with intent to injure. Indian Bare Acts :

Indian Penal Code,1860

Act No : 45

Section : False charge of offence made with intent to injure.

211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure.--Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes orcauses to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person,or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence,knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding orcharge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment ofeither description for a term which may extend to two years, or withfine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false chargeof an offence punishable with death 1*[imprisonment for life], orimprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable withimprisonment of either description for a term which may extend toseven years, and shall also be liable to fine.