Documents & marks

Forgery.

Forgery for the purpose of cheating.

Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose.

Forgery of a record of a Court or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant.

Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.

When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government.

Read with Section 338Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.

Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 337.

If the document is one of the description mentioned in section 338.

Read with Section 339Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 337.

Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged.

Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 338 or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.

Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 338 or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit.

Possesses any seal, plate or other instrument knowing the same to be counterfeit.

Fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any seal, plate or other instrument knowing or having reason to believe the same to be counterfeit.

Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material.

Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material.

Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting, a will, etc.

Falsification of accounts.

Using a false property mark with intent to deceive or injure any person.

Removing, destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury.

Counterfeiting a property mark used by another, with intent to cause damage or injury.

Counterfeiting a property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property.

Fraudulently making or having possession of any die, plate or other instrument for counterfeiting any public or private property mark.

Knowingly selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.

Fraudulently making a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods, which it does not contain, etc.

Making use of any such false mark.