SECTION 467 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
Last Updated: 01 Feb, 2025
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
Please refer to BNS 338 for updated procedures & punishments.
IPC 467 in Simple Words
If someone forges a document that pretends to be a valuable security, will, adoption authority, or any authorization for financial transactions or property exchanges, they can be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment for up to ten years, and may also be fined.
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Offence | Punishment | Cognizance | Bail | Triable |
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Forgery of a valuable security, will or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc. | Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine | Non-Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Magistrate First Class |
When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government | Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine | Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Magistrate First Class |
Offence : Forgery of a valuable security, will or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.
Punishment : Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine
Cognizance : Non-Cognizable
Bail : Non-Bailable
Triable : Magistrate First Class
Offence : When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government
Punishment : Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine
Cognizance : Cognizable
Bail : Non-Bailable
Triable : Magistrate First Class

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Can we get bail in IPC 467?
P.C. P.C. The accused in this case was held to be ineligible for bail because he was detained for over 60 days.
What is valuable security under IPC?
The term valuable security refers to a document that is or is purportedly a document by which any legal rights are created, extended or transferred, or restricted or extinguished, or whereby any person acknowledges he is under legal liability or does not have a certain right.