Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 340 :
Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine :
(See section 470, 471 of IPC 1860)
Section : 340(2)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged.
Punishment : Punishment for forgery of such document.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Magistrate of the first class.
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(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated “a forged document or electronic record”.
(2) Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 470 :
Forged 1.[document or electronic record]:
(See section 340(1) of BNS 2023)
A false 1.[document or electronic record] made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged 1.[document or electronic record]
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1.Subs.by Act 21 of 2000, sec 91 and Sch.I.
Section 471 :
Using as genuine a forged document 1.[document or electronic record]:
(See section 340(2) of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged.
Punishment : Punishment for forgery of such document
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.(State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh : Court of Session )
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Offence: When the forged document is a promissory note of the Central Government.
Punishment : Punishment for forgery of such document
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.(State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh : Court of Session )
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Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any 1.[document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged 1.[document or electronic record] shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such 1.[document or electronic record].
State Amendment :
Madhya Pradesh :
Offence under section 471 is triable by Court of Session.
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1.Subs.by Act 21 of 2000, sec 91 and Sch.I.