Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 337 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 337: Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc (Legacy IPC Section 466)
Statutory Classification Details
Forgery of a record of a
- Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 yearsCourt or of a Registrar ofand fineclass. Births, etc., kept by a public servant