offence of forgery. Section 467 of the Penal
Code provides:
"467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.--Whoever
forges a document which purports ... documents
and the use of such forged documents against
respondent. The dates as afore detailed would
have to be considered in the proper prosecutive.
Documents
also be liable to fine.
468. Forgery for purpose of cheating.--Whoever
commits forgery, intending that the document 438[or electronic
record] forged shall ... document that it is a forged one.
Section 470 defines a "forged document" as a false
document made by forgery
forged
such document. Section 470 defines a forged
document as a false document made by forgery.
9. The term "forgery" used in these ... offence
under sections 467 and 471 is forgery. The
condition precedent for forgery is making a false
document (or false electronic record or part
thereof
cause damage or injury to any person, commits forgery."
'Making a false document' is described in Section 464(1) as follows ... held that
"The dishonest making of a false document is forgery; but the mere fact of a document containing what is not true
Prakash
Budur for the offences of cheating, falsification of
documents, forgery, impersonation, using gorged documents
as genuine and for tampering with electronic records.
However
which deal with forgery read as follows:
"467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.--
Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable ... 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
injury suffered by the person affected by such
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forgery or forged document, but having regard to the effect or
impact, such commission of offence ... upon administration
of justice. It is possible that such forged document or forgery
may cause a very serious or substantial injury to a person
dispute with regard to the
issue as to genuineness of documents, forgery of which was the
basis of the criminal proceedings, was pending consideration ... also submit
that the FSL report is obtained based on the xerox documents
and the same cannot be a basis to proceed against the
petitioner
point No.2:
11. In order to constitute an offence of forgery, the
document must be made dishonestly or fraudulently.
There must be some advantage ... forgery with
a particular intent. In order to constitute forgery, the first
element is that, accused should have made a false
document. False document must
aggravated forms of forgery. Forgery is defined in Section 463 , IPC as under :-
"463. Forgery :- Whoever makes any false document or part ... amount to forgery."
22. Section 465 provides for punishment of forgery
"465. Punishment for forgery. - Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment
