Principle: Whoever. being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any publicservant. as such. furnishes. as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason tobelieve to be false. has committed a punishable offence of furnishing false information.Facts: Sawant, a landholder. knowing of the commission of a murder within the limits of hisestate, willfully misinforms the Magistrate of the district that the death has occurred by accidentin consequence of the bite of a snake.

• A. Sawant is not guilty of the offence of furnishing false information to the Magistrate
• B. Sawant is guilty of the offence of furnishing false information to the Magistrate
• C. Sawant is not legally bound to furnish true information to the Magistrate
• D. Sawant has the discretion to furnish true information to the Magistrate, as the murder wasncommitted within the limits of his estate