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BNS Section 339 - Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.

Description of BNS Section 339 - Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use 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.