Making a false document
What this section does
Defines what constitutes making a 'false document' or 'false electronic record' for the purposes of the forgery provisions. It covers three modes: (A) making/executing/signing/transmitting with intent to deceive as to authorship; (B) material alteration without lawful authority; and (C) causing another person to sign or alter a document by exploiting their incapacity or by deception. The section is definitional and includes extensive illustrations and two explanatory notes.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Practitioner note
This is a definitional section; it does not itself create a punishable offence. Explanation 1 clarifies that signing one's own name can amount to forgery. Explanation 2 covers documents made in the name of fictitious or deceased persons.
Derived from IPC s.464.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 335, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 335 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.