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Section 340 BNS
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) As Per The Government of India
340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.— (1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged document or electronic record.
(2) Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record.
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