Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
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Summary
Forging a document or electronic record by pretending it is a court proceeding, a public register (birth, marriage, burial), a register or certificate made by a public servant, or an authority like a power of attorney or authority to sue is an offence. The offender can be punished with imprisonment (either description) for up to seven years and a fine.
Example
Priya creates a fake power of attorney claiming she can sell her neighbour's shop and uses it in a sale. That is forgery of a document purporting to be an authority and can attract up to seven years imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever forges a document or electronic record, purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court of Justice, or a register of birth, baptism, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certificate or document or electronic record purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished 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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