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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 489B

Title: Using as Genuine, Forged or Counterfeit Currency-notes or Bank-notes

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [489B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes Whoever sells to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics in or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with 2 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.] ________________________ 1. Added by Act 12 of 1899, section 2. 2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 489C

Title: Possession of Forged or Counterfeit Currency-notes or Bank-notes

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.] ________________________ 1. Added by Act 12 of 1899, section 2.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 41

Title: Acceptor Bound, Although Indorsement Forged

State: Central

Year: 1881

An acceptor of a bill of exchange already indorsed is not relieved from liability by reason that such indorsement is forged, if he knew or had reason to believe the indorsement to be forged when he accepted the bill.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 489D

Title: Making or Possessing Instruments or Materials for Forging or Counterfeiting Currency-notes or Bank-notes

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes Whoever makes, or performs, any part of the process of making, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for forging or counterfeiting any currency-note or bank-note, shall be punished with 2 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.] ________________________ 1. Added by Act 12 of 1899, section 2. 2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 94

Title: Search of Place Suspected to Contain Stolenproperty, Forged Documents, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....the warrant, (c) to take possession of any property or article therein found which he reasonably suspects to be stolen property or objectionable article to which this section applies, (d) to convey such property or article before a Magistrate, or to guard the same on the spot until the offender is taken before a Magistrate, or otherwise to dispose of it in some place of safely, (e) to take into custody and carry before a Magistrate every person found in such place who appears to have been privy to the deposit, sale or production of any such property or article knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect it to be stolen property or, as the case may be, objectionable article to which this section applies. (2) The objectionable articles to which this section applies are (a) counterfeit coin; (b) pieces of metal made in contravention of the Metal Tokens Act, 1889 (1 of 1889), or brought into India in contravention of any notification for the time being in force under section 11 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (c) counterfeit currency note; counterfeit stamps; (d) forged documents; (e) false seals; (f) obscene objects referred to in section 292 of the.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 471

Title: Using as Genuine a Forged Document or Electronic Record

State: Central

Year: 1860

471. Using as genuine a forged1[document or electronic record] Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any1[document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged1[document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such1[document or electronic record]. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, section 91 and Schedule, I, for "document" (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 474

Title: Having Possession of Document Described in Section 466 or 467, Knowing It to Be Forged and Intending to Use It as Genuine

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document or electronic record is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of this Code], be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467, shall be punished with 2 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, section 91 and Schedule I, for certain words (w.e.f. 17-10-2000). 2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for 'transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

Foreigners Act, 1946 Section 14B

Title: Penalty for Using Forged Passport

State: Central

Year: 1946

Whoever knowingly uses a forged passport for entering into India or remains therein without the authority of law for the time being in force shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years, but may extend to eight years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less then ten thousand rupees but may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 Section 18

Title: Penalty for Using False or Making Forged Documents, Etc

State: Central

Year: 2005

Where any person signs or uses, or causes to be signed or used, any declaration, statement or document submitted to the competent authority knowing or having reason to believe that such declaration, statement or document is forged or tampered with or is false in any material particular, and relates to items notified under this Act or any other relevant Act, including those related to relevant activity, he shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees or five times the value of the materials, equipment, technology or services, whichever is more.

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....