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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.
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.
471. Using as genuine a forged [document or electronic record- Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any [document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged [document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such 1[document or electronic record].

12. Under the IPC, the definition of forgery is provided under Section 463 and according thereof, 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 any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery. Section 467 of IPC prescribes punishment for making forgery of valuable security, bill, etc. whereas Section 468 of IPC speaks about the punishment for forgery for the purpose of cheating. So far as Section 471 of IPC is concerned comes to effect when any person used the documents as genuine knowing the fact that the same is forged. Section 464 IPC provides about making a false document and to understand the scope of Section 464 IPC, it would be necessary to read the same, provision is also quoted as under:-

13. On careful reading of above quoted provision and pronouncements of Hon'ble Apex Court, it is manifest that a charge of forgery can not be imposed on a person who is not the maker of the same. To convict the accused for the offence of the forgery it is imperative that a false document is made and the accused person is the maker of the same, otherwise, an accused person is not liable for the offence of forgery. The definition of false document is a part of the definition of forgery and both must be read together.