471. Using as genuine a forged¹[document or electronic record]

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any¹[document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged¹[document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such¹[document or electronic record].

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1. Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, section 91 and Schedule, I, for "document" (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).