INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
470. Forged document
340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
470. Forged document.--A false document made wholly or in part by
forgery is designated "a forged document".
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
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.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023