Section 337 BNS – Section 337 of New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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by

Sudhir Rao, Advocate at Supreme Court of India

in BNS

Section 337 BNS or Section 337 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about “Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.“

Section 337 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XVIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Definition of Section 337 BNS

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.

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What offence is defined under BNS 337 ?

Section BNS – Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.

Section 337 of BNS is similar to which section of IPC?

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Section 337 of BNS is Part of which chapter in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 ?

Section 337 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XVIII OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Other Section of BNS

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II
OF PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER III
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

CHAPTER IV
OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT Of Abetment

CHAPTER V
OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILDREN Of Sexual offences

CHAPTER VI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Of offences affecting life

CHAPTER VII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

CHAPTER VIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE

CHAPTER IX
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

CHAPTER X
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY NOTES, BANK NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

CHAPTER XI
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY

CHAPTER XII
OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIII
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIV
OF FALSE EVIDENCEAND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

CHAPTER XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

CHAPTER XIX
OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC

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