law: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  22. Punishment for
  
  false complaint or false information.-
  1.  
  
    Any
  
  person, who makes false complaint or provides false information against any
  
  person, in respect of an offence committed under sections 3,5,7 and section 9,
  
  solely with the intention to humiliate, extort or threaten or defame him, snail
  
  be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with
  
  fine or with both.
  2.  
  
    Where
  
  a false complaint has been made or false information has been provided by a
  
  child, no punishment shall be imposed on such child.
  3.  
  
    Whoever
  
  not being a child, makes a false complaint or provides false information
  
  against a child, knowing it to be false, thereby victimising such child in any
  
  of the offences under this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment which may
  
  extend to one year or with fine or with both.