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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 471The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Section 340

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 471

Using as genuine a forged document

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Indian Penal Code, 1860

471. Using as genuine a forged document

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document.

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 340

Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine

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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.

Legal Notes & Explanations: Under section 340 of BNS, using a forged document as genuine is punishable as forgery. In criminal trials under section 340, section 340 corresponds to former IPC 471, and proceedings under section 340 enforce penalties under 340 BNS against anyone using forged records under section 340, with section 340 providing comprehensive coverage under 340.

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