BNS 339 — Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

339. Whoever  has  in  his  possession  any  document  or  electronic
record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall
fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document or
electronic record is one of the description mentioned in section 337 of this
Sanhita,  be  punished  with  imprisonment  of  either  description  for  a  term
which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the
document  is  one  of  the  description  mentioned  in  section  338,  shall  be
punished  with  imprisonment  for  life,  or  with  imprisonment  of  either
description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be
liable to fine.
Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.

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