Punishment for false or fictitious claims

Whoever, by misrepresenting facts, claims compensation for non-existent or fictitious property or in the name of non-existent or fictitious person or by giving false or fictitious description of the property for grossly exaggerating the value thereof, in a matter relating to the acquisition of such property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years or with fine or both. If the Collector apprehends any resistance or obstruction to the taking over of the management of land by or on behalf of the colonizer or any person claiming through colonizer, the Collector may take or cause to be taken aid of the police for effectively taking over the management of the land to such an extent as the circumstance of the case may warrant.