Every registering officer appointed under this Act and every person employed in his office for the purposes of this Act, who, being charged with the endorsing, copying, translating or registering of any document presented or deposited under its provisions, endorses, copies, translates or registers such document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause, injury, as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), to any person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
STATE AMENDMENTS
1Goa:
In section 81,--
(a) for the words "or registering of any document", the words "registering, or filing a true copy of, any document" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words "or registers such document", the words "registers or files a true copy of, such document" shall be substituted.
2Karnataka:
In section 81,--
(i) in the marginal heading for the words "or registering", substitute the words "registering or filing",
(ii) for the words "or registering of any document", substitute the words "registering or filing a true copy of any document".
(iii) for the words "or registers such document", substitute the words "registers or files a copy of such document."
3Kerala:
In section 81,--
(a) for the words "or registering of any document", substitute the words "registering, or filing a true copy of, such document";
(b) for the words "or registers such document", substitute the words "registers, or files a true copy of, such document".
4Orissa:
Same as in Kerala.
5Pondicherry:
In section 81,--
(i) in the marginal heading for the words "or registering", substitute the words "or registering or filing";
(ii) in the body of the section, for the words "or registering of any document", substitute the words "registering or filing a true copy, of any document"; and
(iii) for the words "or registers such document", substitute the words "registers, or files a copy of, such document".
6Tamil Nadu:
Same as in Pondicherry above.
7Tripura:
Substitute section 81 as under:
"81. Every registering officer appointed under this Act, and every person employed in his office for the purposes of this Act, who, being charged with the checking, endorsing, reading, examining, copying, translating, comparing, pasting a true copy, pasting a copy of the translation or registering of any document presented or deposited under its provisions checks, endorses, reads, examines, copies, translates, compares, pastes a true copy, pastes a copy of the translation or registers such document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury as defined in the Indian Penal Code, to any person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both."
8West Bengal:
In section 81,--
(i) in the marginal note, for the words "or registering", substitute the words "registering or filing",
(ii) for the words "or registering of any document", substitute the words "registering or filing a true copy, of any document", and
(iii) for the words "or registers such documents", substitute the words "registers or files a copy of such document".
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1. Vide Goa Act 24 of 1985, section 12 (w.e.f. 5-12-1985).
2. Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, section 15 (w.e.f. 24-10-1976).
3. Vide Kerala Act 7 of 1968, section 15 (w.e.f. 22-2-1968).
4. Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, section 13 (w.e.f. 19-9-1989).
5. Vide Pondicherry Act 17 of 1970, section 5 (w.e.f. 18-7-1970).
6. Vide Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1966, section 3 (w.e.f. 1-4-1967).
7. Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, section 14 (w.e.f. 1-1-1983).
8. Vide West Bengal Act 17 of 1978, section 4 (w.e.f. 1-1-1983).