IPC §467 → BNS §338
Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
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467. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.—Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with 4[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 467 character-identical to BNS 338.
Old position
IPC 467 is concerned with Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc
New position
BNS 338 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.. Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal,
BNS 338 (Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.) preserves the framework of IPC 467. BNS 338 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 338 text: Whoever forges a document which purports...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 338 (Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.) preserves the framework of IPC 467. BNS 338 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 338 text: Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 467 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 338 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 338 (Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §467 → BNS §338 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/467.
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