Section 82: Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment · Complied AI

Section 82Part 14

Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment

Whoever— (a) intentionally makes any false statement, whether on oath or not, and whether it has been recorded or not, before any officer acting in execution of this Act, in any proceeding or enquiry under this Act; or (b) intentionally delivers to a registering officer, in any proceeding under section 19 or section 21, a false copy or translation of a document, or a false copy of a map or plan; or (c) falsely personates another, and in such assumed character presents any document, or makes any admission or statement, or causes any summons or commission to be issued, or does any other act in any proceeding or enquiry under this Act; or (d) abets anything made punishable by this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

State amendments (5 · Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh)

These are amendments made by State legislatures to this section as it applies in that State. The central text above remains the base law; verify the current local text against the State gazette.

Karnataka[Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 18]

Amendment of section 82.--In clause (b) of section 82 of the principal Act, the following the words and figures "under section 19 or section 21", the words "under this Act or the rules made thereunder" shall be substituted. Insertion of new section 82A,-- After section 82 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted namely:-- "82A. Penalty in respect of deed writers.-Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 80B or any term or condition of a licence granted under rules made under section 69, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both"] [Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 19]

Kerala[Vide kerala Act 7 of 1968, s. 16]

Amendment of section 82.-In clause (b) of section 82 of the principal Act, for the words and figures “section 19 or section 21”, the words “this Act or the rules made thereunder” shall be substituted.