Response

Your case falls under section 177 (false information) and 181 (false statement affirmation to public servant) of Indian penal Code as per sec. 177 you get 3 month imprisonment or fine and in sec. 181 you get 3 years imprisonment.

Aggrieved person can move a criminal complaint to the police for commiting fraud and the forgery .Since he has placed the fake documents and has misrepresented thee facts to you.

This is well within the definition of the Sections of the Indian Penal Code.You can move a criminal complaint or can also move a criminal complaint to the concerned magistrate if the police does not register the F.I.R.

According to section 181 of Indian penal code, Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorized by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

According to Sec 177 of IPC, Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to believe to be false shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both;

Reference: section 181 of Indian penal code
section 177 of Indian penal code

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