Section 337 BNS: Forgery Of Record Of Court Or Of Public Register, Etc.

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Section 337 BNS | BNS 337

Whoever forges a document or an electronic record, purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court or an identity document issued by Government including voter identity card or Aadhaar Card, or a register of birth, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certificate or document purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation— For the purposes of this section, “register” includes any list, data or record of any entries maintained in the electronic form as defined in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).

READ OTHER SECTIONS OF CHAPTER XVIII — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

Section No.	Section Title
335	Making a false document.
336	Forgery.
337	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
338	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
339	Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
340	Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
341	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.
342	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
343	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
344	Falsification of accounts.
	Of Property Marks
345	Property mark.
346	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
347	Counterfeiting a property mark.
348	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
349	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
350	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

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FAQs of BNS Section 337

337 BNS punishment and fine

Punishment and fine under Section 337 of the BNS: Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.
337 BNS cognizable or not

The offence under Section 337 of the BNS is non-cognizable.
337 BNS bailable or not

The offence under Section 337 of the BNS is non-bailable.
337 BNS trial court

Offence specified in Section 337 of the BNS is triable by the Magistrate of the first class.

Important Points

Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer can arrest a person without a warrant.

Non-Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant.

Bailable Offences: These are offences where the accused can get bail from the police station itself. All bailable offences are listed in the First Schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Non-Bailable Offences: Offences in which bail is not granted directly from the police station but after hearing the case in the court, the judge decides when bail will be granted. All non-bailable offences are listed in the first schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).