Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
Chapter 18: Offences relating to documents and property marks
Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document or electronic record is one of the description mentioned in section 337 of this Sanhita, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 338, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 336ForgeryIPC 463, 465
- 337Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etcIPC 466
- 338Forgery of valuable security, will, etcIPC 467
- 340Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuineIPC 470, 471
- 341Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338IPC 472, 473
- 342Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked materialIPC 475, 476