CHAPTER XVIII.‑ OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO TRADE OR PROPERTY
MARKS
465
Forgery ..
Shall
not
arrest
without
warrant.
Warrant
..
Bailable
..
Not
compoundable.
Imprisonment
of either
description for
2 years, or
fine, or both.
1* * *
Court of
Session.
466
Forgery of a record of
a Court of Justice or of
a Register of Births,
etc., kept by a public
ser vant.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Not
bailable.
Ditto ..
Imprisonment
of either
description for
7 years, and
fine.
467
Forgery of a valuable
security, will or
authority to make or
transfer any valuable
secur ity, or to receive
any money, etc.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
2[Imprisonment
When the valuable
security is a promissory
note of the
May
arrest
without
warrant.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Shall
not
arrest
without
warrant.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Imprisonment
of either
description for
7 years, and
fine.
3[Federal Government].
468
Forgery for the
Purpose of cheating.
Magistrate
of the first
class.
Ditto ..
for life], or
imprisonment
of either
description for
10 years, and
fine.
1 The words "Court of Session, or" omitted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch.
2 Subs. by the Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1974 (25 of 1974), s. 2 and Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 13472).
3 Subs. by F.A.O., 1975 (P.O. No. 4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table, for "Central Government" which has previously been amended by A.O.,1937, for "G of I."
4 The words "Presidency Magistrate" omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
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Ditto ..
Court of
Session,
4* * or
Magistrate
of the first
class.
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