https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469737 Filing a forged document in court can amount to "use" under Section 471 IPC where it is fraudulently or dishonestly put forward as genuine in support of a claim, even if it is not ultimately exhibited or relied on in evidence. The commentary also states that proceedings under Section 476 CrPC are special and self-contained, so the power to direct a complaint remains confined to the court statutorily authorised to act; that jurisdiction cannot be enlarged by transfer under Section 24 CPC to a court that was neither the original court nor a proper successor. On that footing, the transferee court lacked jurisdiction to direct the complaint. en-us Wed, 23 Nov 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:39:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469737 Filing a forged document in court can amount to "use" under Section 471 IPC where it is fraudulently or dishonestly put forward as genuine in support of a claim, even if it is not ultimately exhibited or relied on in evidence. The commentary also states that proceedings under Section 476 CrPC are special and self-contained, so the power to direct a complaint remains confined to the court statutorily authorised to act; that jurisdiction cannot be enlarged by transfer under Section 24 CPC to a court that was neither the original court nor a proper successor. On that footing, the transferee court lacked jurisdiction to direct the complaint. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Nov 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469737