VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 465: Punishment for forgery

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter XVIII — Of Offences Relating to Documents and to 2****property Marks

465. Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.