Question

Forgery is defined in IPC under
(A) Section 468 (B) Section 463
(C) Section 465 (D) Section 467​

Answer 1

Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines the offence of forgery and Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 substantiates the same by providing an answer as to when a false document could be said to have been made for the purpose of committing an offence of forgery under Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Therefore, it can be stated that, Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 defines one of the ingredients of forgery, that is, making of a false document

Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 provides punishment for the commission of the offence of forgery. In order to sustain a conviction under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, first it has to be proved that forgery was committed under Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, implying that ingredients under Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should also be satisfied. Therefore, until and unless the ingredients specified under Section 463 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 are satisfied, a person cannot be convicted under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by solely relying on the ingredients of Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as the offence of forgery would remain incomplete.