IPC Section 211 — False charge of offence made with intent to injure

Summary

If someone starts a criminal case or makes a false accusation against another person, knowing there is no valid legal reason to do so, and does this with the intention of harming that person, they can be punished. The punishment may include imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both.

Official Text

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 an 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;

Related Judgments

• C.R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS 237 HARIDAS DAS AND ANR v. STA TE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• M/S BANDEKAR BROTHERS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. PRASAD VASSUDEV KENI, ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• SANTOKH SINGH v. IZHAR HUSSAIN AND ANR. A — Supreme Court of India (1974)
• S.C.R. 897 CHANDRAWATI v. RAMJI TIWARI & ANR. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• KAMLAPATI TRIVEDI v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL D — Supreme Court of India (1979)
• S.C.R. 724 HIMANSHU KUMAR AND OTHERS v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2022)
• S.C.R. 591 PERU MAL v. JANAK — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• : Appellant/De facto complainant in Crl.A.(MD).No.251 of 2016. vs State, Rep by the Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court ()

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §248 — False charge of offence made with intent to injure