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20. The present case is under Sections 467/468/420 of the Indian Penal Code.

21. Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, lays down:-

"467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.-- Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Ingredients of offence. -- The essential ingredients of the offence under Section 467 are as follows:-
(1) Accused committed forgery;
(2) He did so by preparation of a forged document or electronic record in the manner provided in Secs.

463 and 464."

22. Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code, lays down:-

"468. Forgery for purpose of cheating.--Whoever commits forgery, intending that the [document or electronic record forged] shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Ingredients of offence.-- The essential ingredients of the offence under Section 468 are as follows:-
(1) There should be a forgery in respect of the document or electronic record in question. (2) The intention of the forgery should be that the forged document or electronic record is to be used for the purpose of cheating.
(3) There should be forgery with particular intent."