What is Forgery

Forgery may be termed as the fraudulent making or alteration of a writing to the prejudice of another man's
right. A person commits forgery if he:
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Makes any false document or any part of it,

With an intent to:
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cause damage or injury to the public or any person,
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support any claim or title,
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cause any person to part with property
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cause any person to enter into express or implied contract,
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commit any fraud or that the fraud may be committed.

Foe Example: B, picks up a cheque on a banker signed by D, payable to bearer, but without any sum having
been inserted in the cheque. B, fraudulently fills up the cheque by inserting the sum of ten thousand rupees.
B, commits forgery.
PUNISHMENT
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Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to two years, or
with fine or both.
Where the forgery is committed with intent to cheat then the punishment shall extend to seven
years and will also be liable to fine.
Where there is fraudulent cancellation or destruction of the will, authority to adopt or valuable
security, then the person committing such mischief shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or
imprisonment which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine (Sect.477).

Investigation By Police
In criminal proceedings once a Police Officer receives information about the commission of an offence he is
entitled to start investigation of the matter. Investigation includes all the proceedings of collection of
evidence conducted by a police officer or by any person who is authorized by the Magistrate in his behalf.
YOUR RIGHTS
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No male under the age of fifteen years or woman shall be required to attend at any place other than
where they reside.
The police officer shall orally examine the person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and
circumstances of the case.
A person is not bound to answer those questions, which would have a tendency to expose him to a
criminal charge or to a penalty or forfeiture.
No statement made by any person to a police officer in the course of investigation in writing shall be
signed by the person making it.
No police officer shall prevent any person from making in the course of any investigation any
statement, which he may be disposed to make of his own freewill.

YOUR DUTIES
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Any police officer making an investigation may, by order in writing ask any person being within the
local limits of his own or adjoining police station to come to the police station for questioning and it
is the duty of the person called to report on the specified time and place.
Such person is bound to answer truly all questions relating to the case put to him by the officer.
No police officer or other person shall offer or make any such inducement, threat or promise to the
person being questioned.