Initiation of Section 182 IPC against false, wrong, anonymous & pseudonymous complaints that are being received in this Commissionerate - Central Excise - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2016

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER CUSTOMS, CENTRAL EXCISE SERVICE TAX AGRA COMMISSIONERATE, 113/4, SANJAY PLACE, AGRA- 282002 CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA F. No. V(30)69/Tech./Circular/Agra/2015 Dated 28.07.2016 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2016 Sub: Initiation of Section 182 IPC against false, wrong, anonymous pseudonymous complaints that are being received in this Commissionerate This is to bring to notice of all concerned that lots of false, wrong, anonymous pseudonymous complaints are being received in this Commissionerate. Needless to mention that such complains are waste on precious. Govt. resources in terms of time, money and manpower. Besides other lawful action; Action under the provisions of Section 182 IPC shall be initiated against such complainant. Section 182 IPC is reproduced as :- [182. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.-Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, such public servant- (a) to do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or (b) to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Illustrations:- (a) A informs a Magistrate that Z, a police-officer, subordinate to such Magistrate, has been guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct, knowing such information to be false, and knowing it to be likely that the information will cause the Magistrate to dismiss Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section. (b) A falsely informs a public servant that Z has contraband salt in a secret place knowing such information to be false, and knowing that it is likely that the consequence of the information will be a search of Z's premises, attended with annoyance to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section. (c) A falsely informs a policeman that he has been assaulted and robbed in the neighbourhood of a particular village. He does not mention the name of any person as one of his assistants, but knows it to be likely that in consequence of this information the police will make enquiries and institute searches in the village to the annoyance of the villages or some of them A has committed an offence under this section.] (R. C. SANKHLA) COMMISSIONER CUSTOMS, CENTRAL EXCISE SERVICE TAX COMMISSIONERATE, AGRA