The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) brings together many provisions about crimes involving documents and property marks. These provisions focus on preventing dishonest acts like forging documents, using false signatures or seals, tampering with official records and misusing property marks to cheat or harm others. With new technology and digital records, the law also covers electronic documents and digital signatures. Understanding these offences helps people know what is illegal and how to protect themselves and others from fraud and misuse.

What does it mean to make a false document or electronic record?

A person makes a false document or false electronic record when: –

(a)

He dishonestly or fraudulently makes, signs, seals, or executes a document or part of it, or creates or tran

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