False charge of offence: instituting baseless criminal proceedings to injure a person attracts imprisonment and fine. False charge of offence made with intent to injure criminalises instituting or causing to be instituted criminal proceedings, or falsely charging a person, when done knowingly without just or lawful ground and with intent to cause injury; it prescribes imprisonment and fine, with increased penalties and liability to fine where the false charge alleges a particularly serious offence.
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False charge of offence: instituting baseless criminal proceedings to injure a person attracts imprisonment and fine.
False charge of offence made with intent to injure criminalises instituting or causing to be instituted criminal proceedings, or falsely charging a person, when done knowingly without just or lawful ground and with intent to cause injury; it prescribes imprisonment and fine, with increased penalties and liability to fine where the false charge alleges a particularly serious offence.
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