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It is our duty to draw your attention to Article 101 of the Criminal Code which states:
Whosoever, with intent to harm any person, shall accuse such person before a competent authority with an offence of which he knows such person to be innocent, shall, for the mere fact of having made the accusation, on conviction, be liable
(a) to imprisonment for a term from thirteen to eighteen months, if the false accusation be in respect of a crime liable to a punishment higher than the punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years;
(b) to imprisonment for a term from six to nine months, if the false accusation be in respect of a crime liable to a punishment not higher than the punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years, but not liable to the punishments established for contraventions;
(c) to imprisonment for a term from three days to three months, if the false accusation be in respect of any other offence.
Where the crime is committed with intent to extort money or other effects, the punishment shall be increased by one degree.
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