IPC · II — GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

Section 30. "Valuable security"

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

30. "Valuable security".— The words "valuable security" denote a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished or released, or whereby any person acknowledges that he lies under legal liability, or has not a certain legal right. Illustration A writes his name on the back of a bill of exchange. As the effect of this endorsement is to transfer the right to the bill to any " " person who may become the unlawful holder of it, the endorsement is a valuable security . 31. "A will" . — The words "a will" denote any testamentary document.

Source: India Code