IPC Section 466 - Forgery of record of Cour t or of public register, etc

466. Forgery of record of Cour t or of public register, etc. 3[Whoever forges a document or an

electronic record], purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court of Justice, or a register of birth,

baptism, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certifi cate or document

purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a

suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished

with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be

liable to fine.

1[Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "register" includes any list, data or record of any

entries maintained in the electronic form as defined in clause ( r) of sub­section ( 1) of section 2 of the

Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).]