False statement.—If any person,— — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

9. False statement.—If any person,— (i) when required by any order made under section 3 to make any statement or furnish any (2) when required by any order made under section 3 to make any statement or furnish any information, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material information, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe particular and which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe to be true, or to be true, or (i) when required by any order made under section 3 to make any statement or furnish any (2) when required by any order made under section 3 to make any statement or furnish any information, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material information, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe particular and which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe to be true, or to be true, or (ii) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or (ii) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or other document which he is required by any such order to maintain or furnish, other document which he is required by any such order to maintain or furnish, (ii) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or (ii) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or other document which he is required by any such order to maintain or furnish, other document which he is required by any such order to maintain or furnish, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 " [five years,] or with fine, [five years,] or with fine, or with both. or with both. he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to [five years,] or with fine, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to "[five years,] or with fine, or with both. or with both. 10

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