BNS · CHAPTER XVIII — Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks

Section 340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged document or electronic record. (2) Whoever 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.

Source: India Code