Section 337 of BNS : Section 337: Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Ravi, a resident of Delhi, creates a fake Aadhaar card using sophisticated software. He uses this forged Aadhaar card to open a bank account. The bank, believing the Aadhaar card to be genuine, opens the account. Later, during a routine verification, the bank discovers that the Aadhaar card is fake. Ravi is charged under Section 337 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 for forging an identity document issued by the Government.

Example 2:

Sita, a clerk in a municipal office, alters the birth register to change the birth date of her nephew to make him eligible for school admission a year earlier. She does this without any official authorization. When the school cross-verifies the birth certificate with the municipal records, they find the discrepancy and report it to the authorities. Sita is charged under Section 337 of the Bharatiya Nyaya ...

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