Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 470

IPC 470 in BNS: Section 340(1)

Section 470 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 340(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 470 deals with forged document. BNS 340 brings it together with IPC 471. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 470 is now BNS 340(1).

Forged document · BNS 340 brings it together with IPC 471.

Merged

Old wording kept in full

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVIII

s. 470

Forged document

A false ⁵[document or electronic record] made wholly or in part by forgery is designated “a forged ⁵[document or electronic record]”.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVIII

s. 340(1)of section 340

Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.

(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged document or electronic record.

Text from India Code

IPC 469 · Forgery for purpose of harming reputation IPC 471 · Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record

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