Section 277: Prohibition of possessing or using as genuine a forged document

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1) No person shall, knowingly or having a reasonable reason to believe that a document is a forged one, possess such document, with intent to dishonestly use such document as genuine.

2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees.

3) A person who uses as genuine any document which he or she knows or has a reasonable reason to believe to be a forged document shall be liable to the sentence in the same manner as if he or she had forged such document.

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