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Given below are Legal Principles followed by a Factual Situation. Apply the principles followed by a factual Situation. Apply the principle to it and select the most appropriate answer for question among the four choices given.
LEGAL PRINCIPLE: Any person who gives false information before police or Court is punishable under Indian Penal Code as well as under Criminal Procedure Code.
FACTUAL SITUATION: Magni Ram, a village watchman, knowing that considerable body of strangers has passed through his village in order to commit a dacoity in the house of Ram Jatan Singh, a wealthy landlord, residing in a neighbouring place. Magni Ram has personal enmity with Ram Jatan Singh, so he informed the Police Station next day morning that a body of suspicious characters passed through the village with a view to commit dacoity. After proper investigation it was found the Magni Ram gave false information to Police Officers.
QUESTION: Has Magni Ram committed any offence or not ?
  1. He cannot be compelled to be a party to the case to give statement regarding the case.
  2. He is liable for committing an offence for furnishing false information.
  3. He has fundamental rights to his personal liberty. So he is not liable.
  4. He did not commit any offence personally because he was not the accomplice of dacoits.

A
He did not commit any offence personally because he was not the accomplice of dacoits.
B
He cannot be compelled to be a party to the case to give statement regarding the case.
C
He is liable for committing an offence for furnishing false information.
D
He has fundamental rights to his personal liberty. So he is not liable.
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Furnishing false information to a police officer with respect to any offence is punishable under section 203 of IPC.
Since, Mani Ram has furnished false information to police he has committed an offence.

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