Section 471
Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
Whoever fraudulently or
dishonestly uses as genuine any 1
[document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe
to be a forged 1
[document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged
such 1
[document or electronic record].
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 91 and the First Sch., for "document" (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).