Present: Mr. Justice Grenier.

THE KING v. GIRIHAGAMA.

Penal Code, ss. 180 and 208-Information to Superintendent of Police-" Institution of criminal proceedings. "

Where the accused gave information, to the Superintendent of Police that certain persons had set fire to a house belonging to him, and such information was found to be false, -

Held, that the accused was guilty of offences under sections 180 and 208 of the Penal Code, and that he was liable to punishment under both sections.

The giving of information to a police officer of a cognizable offence against a specified person amounts to the institution of criminal proceedings' within the meaning of section 208 of the Penal Code.

Queen Empress v. Nanjunda Rau 1 and Karim Buksh v. Queen Empress 2 followed.

THE accused was convicted of offences under sections 180 and 208 of the Penal Code, in that he gave information to the Superintendent of Police that certain persons had set fire to a house belonging to him knowing the same to be false, and he was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment.

In appeal-

Bawa (with him Tambayah), for the accused, appellan