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Section 476 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
476. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
Whoever counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating any document other than the documents described in section 467 of this Code, intending that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material, or who, with such intent, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 121: Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India
- Section 346: Wrongful confinement in secret
- Section 228A: Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc
- Section 499: Defamation
- Section 387: Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion
Related Acts
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017