Section 98: Prohibition of making false complaint

1) No person shall, with intent to injure or annoy any person, make a false claim or accusation or give false complaint or information against such person before or to an authority making a judicial proceeding.

2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to half the maximum sentence imposable for the offence in respect of which such false accusation has been made.

Provided that the provision of this Section shall not apply to any case in which the Government of Nepal is plaintiff.

3) Where the offence referred to in sub-section (1) has resulted in any kind of harm or loss to a person who is a victim of such offence, compensation for such harm or loss shall be recovered from the offender to the victim.