Section 340 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS
Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
(1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is designated a forged document or electronic record. (2) Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record.