IPC Section 464 — Making a false document

offences relating to documents and to property marks

Criminal

Summary

A person is considered to have made a false document or false electronic record if they create or alter a document or electronic record with the intent to cause harm or to support a false claim. This includes making a document that appears to be made by someone else, or changing a real document without proper authority. The law covers both physical documents and electronic records, such as digital files or emails.

Official Text

A person is said to make a false document or false electronic record:

Related Judgments

  • ...Petitioner/Sole Accused vs Veeramuthu — Madras High Court (2006)
  • M/S BANDEKAR BROTHERS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. PRASAD VASSUDEV KENI, ETC. ETC — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • CRL A/735/2004 — Madras High Court (2004)
  • .. Petitioners /A1 & A2 vs 1.The State represented by — Madras High Court (2011)
  • STATE OF U.P v. RANJIT SINGH FEBRUARY 19, 1999 B — Supreme Court of India (1999)
  • CRL RC/527/2018 — Madras High Court (2018)
  • SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL v. BALWANT SINGH KHERA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2023)
  • BABU LAL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (1964)

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