Forgery
Addresses forgery, including statutory forms related to documents and records.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 463 / 465 (context-dependent) · orientation only
Official law source ↗Criminal · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
Forgery / Fake Documents
जाली दस्तावेज
Find selected forgery, fake document and electronic record provisions.
Understanding this legal issue
Find selected forgery, fake document and electronic record provisions.
Ordinary inaccuracies and criminal forgery are not equivalent. Examine falsity, statutory intent, use and the nature of the document.
Key question: Was a false document made or knowingly used as genuine?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core offences
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
Addresses certain aggravated kinds of forgery.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 467 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
Addresses forged records and use as genuine under statutory elements.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 470 / 471 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Related offences
Cheating
Addresses cheating; more serious variants are in the relevant subsections.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 415 / 417 / 420 (subsection-dependent) · orientation only
Official law source ↗Cheating by personation
Addresses cheating by impersonating another person.
Earlier-law reference: IPC 416 / 419 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Evidence & investigation
Admissibility of electronic records
Sets conditions relevant to electronic records and the statutory certificate framework.
Official law source ↗Information in cognizable cases
Provision concerning giving and recording information about cognizable offences.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 154 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Report of police officer on completion of investigation
Deals with the police report after investigation and certain continuing duties.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 173 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Before relying on these references: Read the full official law, check sub-sections, schedules, exemptions, dates, special Acts, transition rules and current judicial interpretation. Mentioning a section here does not mean it applies to every fact pattern.