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

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory text

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

who 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 of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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