सं Samvidhan

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 344

Falsification of accounts

Why this exists

Businesses and employers rely heavily on their employees to honestly maintain financial and business records. When an employee entrusted with these records manipulates them to defraud the business, whether by outright destruction, alteration, or subtle false entries, it strikes at the core of trust needed for commercial and organisational life, so this section specifically punishes this breach of trust with a serious prison term.