Bailabel Type : non-bailable
Description
Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code deals with forgery committed with the intent to cheat. This section is aimed at preventing the creation of forged documents with the specific goal of deceiving others for personal or financial gain, and it is often applied in cases where someone uses forged documents to carry out fraudulent schemes or misrepresentations.
Description:
Section 468 criminalizes forgery that is done with the intent to cheat. The key elements of this offense are:
Forgery:
- The accused must have forged a document, meaning they created, altered, or falsified a document in some way.
Intent to Cheat:
- The specific intent behind the forgery is to cheat. This means that the person who forged the document did so to deceive someone else into believing that the document is genuine, usually for the purpose of gaining money, property, or some other benefit.
Cheating:
- The definition of cheating here involves deceiving someone into parting with their property or rights, or influencing a decision by misleading them with false information. The forgery must be used as a tool in the act of cheating.
Examples:
- For example, forging a contract to secure a loan, falsifying a financial statement to gain credit, or altering documents to claim ownership of property that isn’t rightfully yours.
Punishment
Imprisonment: The offender may be sentenced to up to 7 years of imprisonment.
Fine: A fine may also be imposed, or
Both: The offender may be sentenced to imprisonment, a fine, or both, depending on the case and the severity of the fraud.
