Chapter XVIII — Of Offences Relating To Documents And To Property Marks
Section 471 — Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Free to read
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].