Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 466 :
Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc:
(See section 337 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Forgery of a record of a Court of Justice or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant.
Punishment : Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-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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1.[Whoever forges a document or an electronic record], purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court of Justice, or a register of birth, baptism, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certificate or document purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgement, or a power of attorney, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
2[Explanation :
For the purpose of this section, register includes any list, data or record of any entries maintained in the electronic form as defined in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).]
State Amendment :
Madhya Pradesh :
Offence under section 466 is triable by Court of Session.
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1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 91 and the First Sch., for certain words (w.e.f. 17-10-2000)
2. Ins.by Act 21 of 2000, sec 91 and Sch.I.
