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IPC Section 472 - Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under
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IPC Section 472 deals with making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under.
Full official legal text
472. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under
section 467 .--Whoever makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an
impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would
be punishable under section 467 of this Code, or, with such intent, has in his possession any such seal,
plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterf eit, shall be punished with 4[imprisonment for
life], or with imprisonment of either descriptio n for a term which may extend to seven years, an d shall
also be liable to fine.
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