1[Whoever makes any false documents or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury], to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery.

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1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, sec. 91 and Sch. I, for certain words (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).

Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks

Section 463: Forgery

Section 464: Making a false document

Section 465: Punishment for forgery

Section 466: Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc

Section 467: Forgery of valuable security, will, etc

Section 468: Forgery for purpose of cheating

Section 469: Forgery for purpose of harming reputation

Section 470: Forged document

Section 471: Using as genuine a forged document

Section 472: Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

Section 473: Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

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

Section 475: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Section 476: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Section 477: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

Section 477A: Falsification of accounts

Of Property and Other Marks

Section 478: [Trade marks Repealed by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958, w.e.f. 25th. November, 1959]

Section 479: Property mark

Section 480: Using a false trade mark: Repealed by the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958, w.e.f. 25th. November, 1959

Section 481: Using a false property mark

Section 482: Punishment for using a false property mark

Section 483: Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

Section 484: Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant

Section 485: Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark

Section 486: Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark

Section 487: Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods

Section 488: Punishment for making use of any such false mark

Section 489: Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes

Section 489A: Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489B: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank- notes

Section 489C: Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489D: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489E: Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes