PPC § 182 — False information with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the

Statutory text (English)

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 1[extend to—
(a) seven years in case the offence in which false information is gives in punishable
with death;
(b) five years in case the offence in which false information is given is punishable with
imprisonment for life; or
(c) one-fourth of the longest term of imprisonment or with fine as is provided for the
offence in which false information is given and such offence is not covered under
clause (a) or clause (b).]
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 the his
assailants, but knows it to be likely that in consequence of this information the police will
make enquiries an dinstitute searches in the village to the annoyance of the villagers or
some of them. A has committed an offence under this section.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.182: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 77, 78, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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