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Someone falsely claims to be Below. Legal punishment for the same


30-Sep-2023 (In Criminal Law)
What if someone falsely claims to be Below poverty line(BPL). Is that a criminal offence or a civil offence? It there any kind of legal trouble if caught?
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Answer #1
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If someone claims falsely to lie below BPL then he can be criminally incriminated for using false & forged documents to avail the benefits given by the government to this category. His all privileges used by him will be terminated also

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