Registration Act, 1908 — section 82

82. Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translation, 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.