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Section 339 of BNS : Section 339: Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

CHAPTER XVIII: OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

Section 339: Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

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Explanation using examples

Example 1:

Ravi, a businessman in Mumbai, comes across a fake property deed that falsely claims ownership of a prime piece of land in the city. Knowing that the document is forged, Ravi decides

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