benefit of Z, may share in the proceeds of any sale of Z's property which may be made
under A's decree. Z has committed an offence under this section.
209. Dishonestly
making
false
claim
in Court: Whoever fraudulently or
dishonestly, or with intent to injure any person, makes in a Court of Justice any claim
which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due: Whoever fraudulently obtains a
decree or order against any person for a sum not due, or for a larger sum than is due, or
for any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled, or fraudulently causes a
decree or order to be executed against any person after it has been satisfied or for
anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, or fraudulently, suffers or permits any
such act to be done in his name, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure: 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 as 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,
and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence
punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for seven years or upwards,
shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
212. Harbouring offender: Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever
harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the
offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment,
if a capital offence: shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall
also be liable to fine,
If punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment: and if the offence is
punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, and shall also be liable to fine,
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year,
and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for
the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of
imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.