Section 340 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 View Chapter 18

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.