BNS Section 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.

BNSS Classification

• Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine.
• Non-cognizable
• Non-bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.