Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks
BNS Section 340 - Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
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340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.--(1) A false document or
electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged document or electronic record.
(2) Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he
knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, shall be punished in the
same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record.