Section 338: Forgery of valuable security, will, etc

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Leading cases

• Mohammed Ibrahim v. State of Bihar (2009)Decided on IPC section 467Executing a sale deed for land the executant claims as his own, though it is not his, is not making a false document under Section 464 IPC, so no forgery under Sections 467 and 471 arises.

Questions on this section

2 questions in 10 of our papers cite Section 338. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Match List I (offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) with List II (punishment): List I A. Forgery of a document purporting to be a will or an authority to adopt a son (Section 338) B. Fraudulently destroying a document purporting to be a will (Section 343) C. Dishonestly executing a deed of transfer containing a false statement of its consideration (Section 322) D. Dishonestly preventing a debt due to oneself from being made available for payment of one's debts (Section 321) List II 1. Imprisonment for life, or up to seven years, and fine 2. Imprisonment up to three years, or fine, or both 3. Imprisonment for life, or up to ten years, and fine 4. Imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both

   A.A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4B.A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4C.A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4D.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
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2. 2. A has in his possession a document purporting to be a will, knowing it to be forged and intending that it shall be fraudulently used as genuine. Under Section 339 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A is punishable with

   A.imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description up to seven years, and fineB.imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description up to ten years, and fineC.imprisonment of either description up to three years, and fineD.imprisonment of either description up to seven years and fine, but not imprisonment for life
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