Punishment for false statements — EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE ACT, 1948

84. Punishment for false statements Whoever, for the purpose of causing any increase in payment or benefit under this Act, or for the purpose of causing any payment or benefit to be made where no payment or benefit is authorised by or under this Act, or for the purpose of avoiding any payment to be made by himself under this Act or enabling any other person to avoid any such payment, knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or false representation, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 119 [six months], or with fine not exceeding 120 [two thousand] rupees, or with both.

Section 84