Cheating and Forgery (With Cross References to New Criminal Laws), 3rd Edition | 2025

Cheating and Forgery (With Cross References to New Criminal Laws), 3rd Edition | 2025

Cheating and Forgery by Namrata Shukla offers a structured, practitioner-focused analysis of offences involving cheating, forgery, and falsification of documents under Indian criminal law. It outlines the essential legal concepts, categories of offences, and procedural requirements, while integrating cross-references to recently revised statutes to ensure alignment with current legislation. The book also addresses both conventional and digital forms of fraud, making it relevant to modern practice.

Key Features of Cheating and Forgery (With Cross References to New Criminal Laws), 3rd Edition:

• Comprehensive discussion of cheating by personation and its corresponding penalties

• Clarifies offences where dishonest conduct induces the delivery of property

• Examines perjury and the creation of false documents

• Covers forgery relating to court records, public registries, valuable securities, and wills

• Explains the legal implications of using forged documents or electronic records as genuine

• Provides insights into falsifying accounts and financial documentation

• Cross-linked to relevant provisions under the new criminal law framework for updated applicability

• Includes practical examples and case-based illustrations for use in court or classroom settings

This book is suited for law students, practicing advocates, prosecutors, judicial service aspirants, and academics seeking an in-depth understanding of cheating and forgery offences under India’s revised criminal statutes.

Table of Contents of Cheating and Forgery (With Cross References to New Criminal Laws), 3rd Edition

• Introduction
• Cheating by Personation
  
• Punishment for Cheating Cheating with Knowledge that Wrongful Loss may Ensue to Person whose interest offender is bound to Protect
  
• Punishment for Cheating by Personation
  
• Cheating and Dishonestly Induces Delivery of Property
  
• Forgery
  
• Making a False Document Punishment for Forgery
  
• Forgery of Record of Court or of Public Register etc.
  
• Forgery of Valuable Security will etc.
  
• Forgery for Purpose of Cheating
  
• Forgery for Purpose of Harming Reputation
  
• Forged Document or Electronic Record
  
• Using as Genuine a Forged Document or Electronic Record
  
• Marking or Possessing Counterfeit Seal etc. with Intent to Commit Forgery Punishable Under Section 467
  
• Making or Possessing Counterfeit Seal etc. with Intent to Commit Forgery Punishable Otherwise Having Possession of Document Described in Sections 466 or 467 
• Knowing It to be Forged and Intending to use It as Genuine
  
• Counterfeiting Device or Mark used for Authenticating Documents Described in Section 467 or Possessing Counterfeit Marked Material
  
• Counterfeiting Device or Mark Used for Authenticating Documents other than those Described in Section 467 or Possessing Counterfeit Marked Material
  
• Falsification of Accounts

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