Using as genuine a forged document
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Summary
Using a document or electronic record as genuine when the user knows or has reason to believe it is forged is an offence. It applies where someone fraudulently or dishonestly relies on a paper or electronic record they suspect is fake. The penalty is the same as the punishment for forging that document or electronic record.
Example
Priya shows a forged degree certificate she knows is fake to get a government job. Under this section she would be punished the same way as if she had forged the certificate herself.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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 document or electronic record.
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