Offences relating to documents and property marks and punishment for the crime are defined under Section 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 477A, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 489A, 489B, 489C, 489D and 489E of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification of offences relating to these sections are:
CHAPTER XVIII - OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS
IPC Section |
Offence |
Punishment |
Cognizable or non-cognizable |
Bailable or non-bailable |
By what court triable |
465 IPC |
Forgery |
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class
|
466 IPC |
Forgery of a record of a Court of Justice or of a Registrar of Births, etc., kept by a public servant |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Non-cognizable
|
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
467 IPC |
Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
|
468 IPC |
Forgery for the purpose of cheating |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
469 IPC |
Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose |
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
471 IPC |
Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged |
Punishment for forgery of such document |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
When the forged document is a promissory note of the Central Government |
Punishment for forgery of such document |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
|
472 IPC |
Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
473 IPC |
Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable otherwise than under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc., knowing the same to be counterfeit |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
474 IPC |
Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
If the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
|
475 IPC |
Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
IPC Section | Offence |
Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
476 IPC |
Counterfeiting a device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467 of the Indian penal Code, or possessing counterfeit marked material |
Imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
477 IPC |
Fraudulently destroying or defacing, or attempting to destroy or deface, or secreting a will, etc |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 7 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
477A IPC |
Falsification of accounts |
Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
482 IPC |
Using a false property with intent or injure any person |
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
483 IPC |
Counterfeiting a property mark used by another, with intent to cause damage or injury |
Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
484 IPC |
Counterfeiting property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property |
Imprisonment for 3 years and fine |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
485 IPC |
Fraudulently making or having possession of any die, plate or other instrument for counterfeiting any public or private Property mark |
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Magistrate of the first class |
486 IPC |
Knowingly selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark |
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
487 IPC |
Fraudulently making a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc |
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
488 IPC |
Making use of any such false mark |
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
IPC Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable or non-cognizable | Bailable or non-bailable | By what court triable |
489 IPC |
Removing, destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury |
Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
489A IPC |
Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
489B IPC |
Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
489C IPC |
Possession of forged or counterfeit or currency-notes or bank-notes |
Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both |
Cognizable |
Bailable |
Court of Session |
489D IPC |
Making or possessing machinery, instrument or material for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes |
Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine |
Cognizable |
Non-bailable |
Court of Session |
489E IPC |
Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes |
Fine of 100 rupees |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
On refusal to disclose the name and address of the printer |
Fine of 200 rupees |
Non-cognizable |
Bailable |
Any Magistrate |
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES UNDER INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860
Chapter V Abetment - Section 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115,116, 117, 118, 119, 120 of IPC
Chapter VA Criminal Conspiracy - Section 120B of IPC
Chapter IVA offences relating to elections - Sections 171E, 171F, 171G, 171H and 171I of IPC
Chapter XIII Offences relating to Weights and Measures - Section 264, 265, 266, 267 of IPC
Chapter XV Offences Relating to Religion - Section 295, 295A, 296, 297 and 298 of IPC
Chapter XIX Criminal Breach of Contract of Service - Section 491 of IPC
Chapter XX Offences relating to Marriage - Section 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498 of IPC
Chapter XX A cruelty by husband or relatives of husband - Section 498A of IPC
Chapter XXI Defamation - Section 500, 501, 502 of IPC
Chapter XIII Attempts to commit offences - Section 511 of IPC