law: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
  14. Punishment for false or
  
  malicious complaint and false evidence
  1.   Where
  
  the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, arrives at
  
  a conclusion that the allegation against the respondent is malicious or the
  
  aggrieved woman or any other person making the complaint has made the complaint
  
  knowing it to be false or the aggrieved woman or any other person making the
  
  complaint has produced any forged or misleading document, it may recommend to
  
  the employer or the District Officer, as the case may be, to take action
  
  against the woman or the person who has made the complaint under sub-section
  
  (I) or sub-section (2) of section 9, as the case may be, in accordance with the
  
  provisions of the service rules applicable to her or him or where no such
  
  service rules exist, in such manner as may be prescribed:
  Provided that a mere
  
  inability to substantiate a complaint or provide adequate proof need not
  
  attract action against the complainant under this section:
  Provided further that the
  
  malicious intent on part of the complainant shall be established after an
  
  inquiry in accordance with the procedure prescribed, before any action IS
  
  recommended.
  2.   Where
  
  the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, arrives at a
  
  conclusion that during the inquiry any witness has given false evidence or
  
  produced any forged or misleading document, it may recommend to the employer of
  
  the witness or the District Officer, as the case may be, to take action in
  
  accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to the said
  
  witness or where no such service rules exist, in such manner as may be
  
  prescribed.