Forgery and false documents: definition includes creating, altering, or causing false electronic records and signatures. Making a false document includes dishonest or fraudulent acts that create, sign, alter, transmit or affix marks or electronic signatures to documents or electronic records with intent to make them appear to be made or authorized by another; it also covers dishonest alteration without authority and causing others to sign by reason of incapacity or deception. The provision recognises self-signatures, antedating, fictitious or deceased person authorship, and electronic signatures (as defined in the Information Technology Act) as within its scope, illustrated by common forgery scenarios.
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Forgery and false documents: definition includes creating, altering, or causing false electronic records and signatures.
Making a false document includes dishonest or fraudulent acts that create, sign, alter, transmit or affix marks or electronic signatures to documents or electronic records with intent to make them appear to be made or authorized by another; it also covers dishonest alteration without authority and causing others to sign by reason of incapacity or deception. The provision recognises self-signatures, antedating, fictitious or deceased person authorship, and electronic signatures (as defined in the Information Technology Act) as within its scope, illustrated by common forgery scenarios.
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