Action against false complaint

16. False information, with intent to cause public servant as any other member of the committee to use his lawful power to the injury of another person :- if a registered media person misuses protection provided under this act, to give to member of committee or 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 member of committee or public servant

(a) to do or omit anything which such member of committee or 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 member of committee or public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person,

Committee on investigating the complaint finds it false, such media person shall be punished by Commitee by cancellation of registration for first time and for second time with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees .