What is punishment in India for making fake and forged mark sheets

942 votes

Making 1000 fake mark sheets or certificates of high school and intermediate are criminal offences punishable under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). These attract the following penal provisions:

1. Section 465 IPC deals with the offence of forgery. It states that whoever forges a document or any part of a document with the intention of causing damage or injury to the public or any person, or to
support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery which shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with a fine, or with both.

2. Section 468 IPC deals with the offence of forgery for the purpose of cheating. It states that whoever forges a document with the intention of using it to cheat another person or to cause damage or injury to any person, knowing that such document is forged, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to a fine.

3. Section 471 IPC deals with the offence of using a forged document as genuine. It states that whoever uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be forged, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such documents i.e., with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with a fine, or with both.

Advocate Sudershani Ray LawRato

714 votes

Making false marksheet is covered under forgery which is define under section 463 and punishable under section 465 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. It is a non- cognizable, non- compoundable, bailable offence triable by magistrate of first class.

Advocate Anshul Singh LawRato

757 votes

person who does forgery can be charged with sections 467, 468, 471 and also under cheating section 419, 420, IPC, the crimes are punishable with a maximum sentence of 10 years plus fine. but would have to know more detail to give further answer

LawRato LawRato

929 votes

If first information report lodged in section 467,468 Indian penal code then he/she maximum punished of life time imprisonment. When charged has prooved in court trail. If you want more information then contact me

Advocate Shubham Mishra LawRato