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purports to be a valuable security, a will or an authority to adopt a son; or

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give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security;

intending that the document forged shall harm the reputation of any party; or

knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and fine.

Forged document 470.

A false document made wholly or in part by forgery is designated "a forged document".

Using as genuine forged document 471.

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document.

Making or possessing counterfeit seal etc. with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467 472.

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makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under section 467 of this Code: or

with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

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Making or possessing counterfeit seal etc. with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under any section of this Chapter other than section 467; or

with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit.

shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

Having possession of valuable security or will etc. knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine 474.

Whoever has in his possession any document knowing the same to be forged, and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall. if the document is one of the description mentioned in -

section 466, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine; and

section 467, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years and fine.

Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material 475.

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counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used fo; the purpose of authenticating any document described in section 467, intending that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material; or

with such intent, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited.

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Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material 476.

Whoever -

counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating any document other than the documents described in section 467, intending that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material; or

with such intent, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

Fraudulent cancellation, destruction etc. of will, authority to adopt or valuable security 477.

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or any person -

cancels, destroys or defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy or deface, or secretes or attempts to secrete, any document which is, or purports to be a valuable security, a will or an authority to adopt a son; or

commits mischief in respect of such document, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

Falsification of accounts 477A.

Whoever, being a clerk, oficer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, oficer or servant, wilfully and with intent to defraud -

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destroys, alters, mutilates falsifies any book. paper, writing, valuable security or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on

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behalf of his employer; or

makes or abets the making of any false entry, in or omits or alters or abets the omission or alteration of any material particular from or in any such book, paper, writing, valuable security or account, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

Explanation -

It shall be sufficient in any charge under this section to allege a general intent to defraud without naming any particular person intended to be defrauded or specifying any particular sum of money intended to be the subject of the fraud, or any particular day on which the offence was committed.