In life, people often commit such acts that over time they themselves do irreparable harm. The desire to mislead someone can cost the schemer a substantial amount. Details of this issue are discussed in Art. 306 of the Criminal Code.
Hidden lies
Law enforcement agencies are required to consider any information that comes from citizens regarding the crime committed. But sometimes it happens that the information received from such "volunteers" is not entirely true. There is a situation that falls under Art. 306 of the Criminal Code.
For example, a person informs the police that a person known to him is guilty of a specific crime. And he does this on his own initiative. If after the investigation it turns out that the information provided is not true, then the citizen misled the guardians of the rule of law. For this, he can be held accountable under Art. 306 of the Criminal Code. At that time, he could be guided by two reasons:
- The desire to ward off suspicion.
- An attempt to discredit the honest name of a completely innocent person.
The law calls for the suppression of such actions, as they lead to undesirable consequences:
- Law enforcement officials are wasted time.
- The true culprit goes unpunished.
Art. 306 of the Criminal Code aims to punish those who prevent the system from administering justice. Only those responsible must be held accountable .
Essential Details
As should be understood Art. 306 of the Criminal Code? Comments on it help to better understand the essence of the problem. Firstly, it is worth noting that only persons who have already reached the age of sixteen can be held accountable. Secondly, the applicant may not only contact the police. The information received by the security authorities, prosecutor's office, court or the city authorities is also considered. Thirdly, the denunciation becomes a crime already at the moment when the citizen informed him of the information known to him. And he can do this both in writing and orally. Under the terms of this article, the method of conveying information does not matter.
Finally, this article cannot be applied to the most suspect in this crime. Information can be taken into account only if it concerns another violation, and is not a way of self-defense with the subsequent possible avoidance of responsibility. If the victim, a witness or an expert investigating the evidence reports false information, then he can be prosecuted under article 307 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Fair punishment
What punishment awaits the offender under Art. 306 of the Criminal Code? A deliberately false denunciation is, in fact, a crime committed against justice itself. It represents an interference in the activities of bodies that must find the true culprits and restore justice. There is a certain penalty for such actions.
A citizen who has committed such acts will appear before the law and will be obliged to answer for his act (at the discretion of the court):
- pay the state a fine ranging from 120,000 rubles to the amount of all kinds of its income for a period of up to a year;
- perform compulsory work within 480 hours;
- be sentenced to forced or corrective labor, and also deprived of liberty for a term of up to two years;
- be arrested, but not more than 6 months.
If a person was unfairly accused of a felony, then the punishment for this will be more severe:
- fine in the amount of 100,000-300,000 rubles. or all types of income for two years;
- forced labor or complete imprisonment up to three years.
In the event that evidence was fabricated against the innocent, the perpetrator shall be punished:
- forced labor up to five years;
- imprisonment up to six years.
For acts of this kind, this is not too harsh and quite fair punishment.