The Indian Copyright Act, 1847, 20 of 1847 (Rep., Act 3 of 1914)

Section IV. And it is enacted, that if any person shall willfully make or cause to be made any false entry in th

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

IV. And it is enacted, that if any person shall willfully make or cause to be made any false entry in the Registry Book aforesaid, or shall willfully produce, or cause to be tendered in evidence any paper falsely purporting to be a copy of any entry in the said Book, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished with imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding three years.

Source: India Code