Prosecution for false complaint

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, whoever makes any complaint with malicious intention under this Act shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to six months and with fine, which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees. (2) No court inferior to that of a court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall take cognisance of an offence under sub-section (1).