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IPCChapter XVIIISection 472
Section472

Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467

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Making or possessing a counterfeit seal, plate or other device with the intention that it be used to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 is a serious offence. It covers both creating such counterfeit instruments and knowingly keeping them for that purpose. Punishment is imprisonment for life, or imprisonment up to seven years, and a fine.

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Ravi makes a fake company seal so he can stamp forged sale papers and transfer a plot. Because he intended the seal to be used for a forgery punishable under section 467, he can be punished with life imprisonment, or up to seven years' jail and a fine.

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Whoever makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under section 467 of this Code, or, with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punishable with 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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XVIII

Chapter XVIII

Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks

In this chapter

  • 463Forgery
  • 464Making a false document
  • 465Punishment for forgery
  • 466Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc
  • 467Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
  • 468Forgery for purpose of cheating
  • 469Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
  • 470Forged document
  • 471Using as genuine a forged document
  • 472Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
  • 473Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
  • 474Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine
  • 475Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
  • 476Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
  • 477Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
  • 477AFalsification of accounts
  • 478(Repealed) Trade Mark
  • 479Property mark
  • 480(Repealed) Using a false trade mark
  • 481Using a false property mark
  • 482Punishment for using a false property mark
  • 483Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
  • 484Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
  • 485Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
  • 486Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
  • 487Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
  • 488Punishment for making use of any such false mark
  • 489Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
  • 489BUsing as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
  • 489CPossession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
  • 489DMaking or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes
  • 489EMaking or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
  • 498ACounterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
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