Section 297: False and malicious denunciation in writing
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297. False and malicious denunciation in writing
Any person who makes a false and malicious denunciation in writing
against any individual to any officer of justice or to any officer of police,
whether administrative or judicial, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 5 years and a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
[S. 297 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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