Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 · Chapter VIII: Offences and Penalties
Section 33: Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts
Any person, subject to this Act, who knowingly,—
(a) gives false intimation under clause (c) of section 9 or section 18; or
(b) seeks prior permission or registration by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact,
shall, on conviction by a court, be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.
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