IPC Section 463: Forgery
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 18: Offences relating to Documents and Property Marks
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
1 [Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury], to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery.
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1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 91 and the First Sch., for certain words (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 464. Making a false document
- 465. Punishment for forgery
- 466. Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc
- 467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
- 468. Forgery for purpose of cheating
- 469. Forgery for purpose of harming reputation
- 470. Forged document or electronic record
- 471. Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
- 472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467
- 473. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise
- 474. Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
- 475. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- 476. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material
- 477. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
- 477A. Falsification of accounts
- 478. Trade marks
- 479. Property mark
- 480. Using a false trade mark
- 481. Using a false property mark
- 482. Punishment for using a false property mark
- 483. Counterfeiting a property mark used by another
- 484. Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
- 485. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark
- 486. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark
- 487. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- 488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark
- 489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
- 489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
- 489E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes