Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
धारा 342
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338,
(1) Whoever counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating any document described in section 338, intending that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material, or who, with such
intent, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever counterfeits upon, or in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating any document or electronic record other than the documents described in section 338, intending that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material, or who with such intent, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
सत्यापन प्रतीक्षित
यह क्यों है
मुहरों और स्टैम्पों से आगे बढ़कर, मूल्यवान प्रतिभूतियों जैसे दस्तावेज़ों की प्रामाणिकता सिद्ध करने के लिए प्रायः जलचिन्ह, होलोग्राम, या विशिष्ट अंकन जैसे विशेष प्रमाणन उपकरणों का सहारा लिया जाता है। यह धारा इन्हीं प्रमाणन उपकरणों की जालसाजी को दण्डित करती है, यह मानते हुए कि किसी दस्तावेज़ की असलियत साबित करने वाली विशेषताओं को ही नक़ली बना देना व्यापक और पकड़ में कठिन जालसाजी की दिशा में बुनियादी क़दम होता है।