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IPC Section 476 - Counter feiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those
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IPC Section 476 deals with counter feiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those.
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476. Counter feiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those
described in section 467, or possessin g counterfeit marked material.--Whoever counterfeits upon, or
in the substance of, any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating 3[any
document or electronic record] other than the documents described in section 467 of this Code, intending
that such device or ma rk shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any
document then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material, or who with such intent, has in his
possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been
counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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