Section 240: Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been Giving false
information
committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to respecting an
be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may offence
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. committed.
Explanation.—In sections 238 and 239 and in this section the word “offence”
includes any act committed at any place out of India, which, if committed in India, would
be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 103, 105, 307, sub-sections (2),
(3) and (4) of section 309, sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 310, 311, 312,
clauses (f) and (g) of section 326, sub-sections (4), (6), (7) and (8) of section 331,