IPC § 471 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 471 IPC — Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 340 — Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine
BNS 340(2) is the part that replaced IPC 471.
(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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 340 in full