What outcome if company finds a person with fake work experience?

257 votes

False experience certificates shall come within the ambit of forgery.

Section 465 and 471 of the IPC are related to this offence.

Section 465: Punishment for forgery.-

Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Section 471: Using a forged document as genuine.-

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine, any document, which he knows or has the reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document.

It is up to the Company to either report the same to the police or just terminate the services of the employee and blacklist him.

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LawRato LawRato

313 votes

Section 468 defines a forgery committed with the intention of cheating as a cognizable offense. It is not compoundable and bailable. If a person commits forgery in the intent to cheat, he can be punished by a seven-year prison term and hefty fine.

Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty LawRato