Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 474. Having possession of document or electronic record described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
474. Having possession of document [i][or electronic record] described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.—[ii][Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as a genuine, shall, if the document or electronic record is one of the description mentioned in Section 466 of this Code,] be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in Section 467, shall be punished with [iii][imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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Cognizable or not? |
Cognizable (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 466 of the Indian Penal Code); Non-cognizable (If the document is one of the description mentioned in Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code). |
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Whether Bailable? |
Bailable |
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Compoundable or not? |
Not compoundable |
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Triable by whom? |
Magistrate of the first class |
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[i] Inserted by Act 21 of 2000, S. 91 & Sch. I (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
[ii] Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, S. 91 & Sch. I (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
[iii] Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, S. 117 and Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
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