Section 468: Forgery for purpose of cheating

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Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Effective date: 1862-01-01

Related sections

Section 467: Forgery for valuable security will, etc Section 469: Forgery for purpose of harming reputation Section 466: Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc Section 470: Forged document Section 465: Punishment for forgery Section 471: Using as genuine a forged document

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