Section 338 BNS: Forgery Of Valuable Security, Will, Etc.

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Section 338 BNS | BNS 338

Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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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 338

338 BNS punishment and fine

Punishment and fine under Section 338 of the BNS: Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
338 BNS cognizable or not

Forgery of a valuable security, will, or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc.: The offence is non-cognizable.
When the valuable security is a promissory note of the Central Government: The offence is cognizable.
338 BNS bailable or not

The offence under Section 338 of the BNS is non-bailable.
338 BNS trial court

Offence specified in Section 338 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).