The Mines Act, 1952, 35 of 1952 (Rep., Act 37 of 2020)

Section 64. Falsification ol records, etc

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

64. Falsification ol records, etc. —Whoever— (a) counterfeits, or knowingly makes a false statement in, any-certificate, or any official copy of a certificate, granted under this Aot, or (6) knowingly uses as true any suoh counterfeit or false oertiiioate, or (o) makes or produces or uses any false declaration, statement or evidence knowing the same to be false, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any other person a certificate, or the renewal of «, certificate, under this Act, or any employment in a mine, or (d) falsifies any plan or register or record the maintenance of which is required by or under this Act, or (e) makes, gives or delivers any plan, return, notice, record or report containing a statement, entry or detail which is not to the best of his knowledge or belief true, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Source: India Code