IPC Section 474 — Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine

Summary

If a person has a document or electronic record that is forged, and they know it is forged, and they plan to use it or allow it to be used in a dishonest or fraudulent way as if it were real, then they can be punished. The punishment applies if the forged document is of the type described in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to seven years, along with a fine.

Official Text

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;

Related Judgments

• ... Petitioner vs 1.The State, — Madras High Court (2015)
• MUSTAQ AHMED MOHED HUSSAIN MUKHTAR HUSSAIN ALI HUSSAIN v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT M — Supreme Court of India (1973)
• RAM NARAIN POPLI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION JANUARY 14, 2003 — Supreme Court of India (2003)
• THE GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD v. KRISHNA RANGANATH MUDHOLKAR AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (S)
• MD. IBRAHIM & ORS v. STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. 1261 — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• CRL OP/5464/2011 — Madras High Court (2011)
• STATE OF U.P v. RANJIT SINGH FEBRUARY 19, 1999 B — Supreme Court of India (1999)
• .. Petitioners /A1 & A2 vs 1.The State represented by — Madras High Court (2011)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §339 — Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine