BNS Section 339: Having possession of document described in Section
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 337
Procedural Classification Summary
Having possession of a
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment fordocument, knowing it to be7 years and fine.class. forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 337. If the document is one ofImprisonment for life,the description mentionedor imprisonment forclass. in section 338.7 years and fine. 340(2) Using as genuine a forgedPunishment for forgerydocument which is knownof such document.class. to be forged
Official Legal Provision / Summary
or Section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine. 474 No change.