Old law lookup
IPC Section 467
Forgery of valuable security
New section under BNS
BNS Section 338— Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the IPC.
What the new section does
Prescribes the most severe punishment for forgery of documents of the highest financial or personal significance, including valuable securities, wills, adoption authorities, instruments authorising transfer or receipt of money or property, and acquittances or receipts.
- Punishment
- Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description up to 10 years, and fine
- Triable by
- Sessions Court
- Cognizable
- Yes
- Bailable
- No
For the full text of the new section, see the linked BNS page above. For the binding statutory text, refer to the India Code or the Gazette of India. This reference is informational, not legal advice.