A penalty of incarceration and a fine shall be imposed on anyone who conceals, destroys, or takes possession of a document, deed or any other thing submitted to any of the investigation authorities, or in a lawsuit before any of the judicial authorities, for the purpose of misleading the judiciary or the investigation authority. This provision shall apply even if such document, deed or thing is left in possession of the person who submits it, until requested.
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