CHAPTER XVIII of CrPC : CHAPTER XVIII: OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

CrPC

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Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Scenario: Ramesh, a clerk in a government office, forges a birth certificate to help his friend obtain a government job.

Applicable Section: Section 466 - Forgery of a record of a Court of Justice or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant.

Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Explanation: Ramesh has committed forgery by creating a false birth certificate, which is a record kept by a public servant. This offense is non-cognizable and non-bailable, and it will be tried by a Magistrate of the first class.

Example 2:

Scenario: Priya, a businesswoman, uses a counterfeit seal to create fake property documents to deceive a buyer into purchasing a non-existent property.

Applicable Section: Section 472 - Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code.

Punishment: Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine.

Explanation: Priya has committed forgery by making a counterfeit seal with the intent to create fake property documents, which is ...

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