BNS Section 340: (1) Forged document or electronic record
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 470
No specific classification found under the First Schedule of BNSS. This section may contain definitions, general exceptions, or auxiliary provisions.
Official Legal Provision / Summary
IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS. “using it as genuine” is added in the heading. 340 (2) Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record. 471 IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading.