Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — Section 340
(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is
340. (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.
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