A false document, made wholly or in part by forgery, is designated “a forged document”.
Section history
Section 470 — “A forged document” or “a forged electronic record”
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 470 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
Section 470 — 1 February 2008 to 30 November 2008rewritten by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
A false document or false electronic record, made wholly or in part by forgery, is designated “a forged document” or “a forged electronic record”, respectively.
Section 470 — From 30 November 2008 (current)rewritten by the Revised Edition
A false document or false electronic record, made wholly or in part by forgery, is designated “a forged document” or “a forged electronic record”, respectively.
[Indian PC 1860, s. 470]