Forgery of public records and identity documents attracts imprisonment and fine under the penal provision. Forgery of documents or electronic records purporting to be court records, government-issued identity documents (including voter identity card and Aadhaar), registers of birth, marriage or burial, registers kept by public servants, certificates by public servants, authorities to institute or defend suits, confessions of judgment, and powers of attorney is punishable with imprisonment up to seven years and fine; 'register' includes lists, data or records maintained in electronic form under the Information Technology framework.
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Provisions expressly mentioned in the judgment/order text.
Forgery of public records and identity documents attracts imprisonment and fine under the penal provision.
Forgery of documents or electronic records purporting to be court records, government-issued identity documents (including voter identity card and Aadhaar), registers of birth, marriage or burial, registers kept by public servants, certificates by public servants, authorities to institute or defend suits, confessions of judgment, and powers of attorney is punishable with imprisonment up to seven years and fine; "register" includes lists, data or records maintained in electronic form under the Information Technology framework.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.
TaxTMI 
of 
Join Channel
TaxTMI 
