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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 471 in BNS

§ 471 IPC§ 340(2) BNS

Using as genuine a forged document. Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Using as genuine a forged document) corresponds to Section 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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