IPC § 474 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 474 IPC — Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 339 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 339 — Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine
Whoever has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document or electronic record is one of the description mentioned in section 337 of this Sanhita, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 338, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 339 in full