law: Railways Act, 1989
  148. Penalty for making a false statement in an
  
  application for compensation. 
  If in any application for compensation under section 125, any
  
  person makes statement which is false or which he knows or believes to be false
  
  or does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a
  
  term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.