Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
(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.
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340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine. 340 (1)Forged document
Indian Penal Code, 1860
470. Forged document
A false document made wholly or in part by forgery is designated "a forged document".
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