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Indian Penal Code,1860
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Section 466

Forgery of record of court or of public register, etc.

Section 467

Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

Section 468

Forgery for purpose of cheating

Section 469

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Section 470

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Section 471

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Section 472

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Section 473

Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise

Section 474

Having possession of document described in Section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine

Section 475

Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Section 476

Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents or electronic record other than those described in Section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material

Section 477

Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security

Section 477-A

Falsification of accounts

Section 478

Trade marks

Section 479

Property mark

Section 480

Using a false trade mark

Section 481

Using a false property mark

Section 482

Punishment for using a false property mark

Section 483

Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

Section 484

Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant

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Section 486

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Section 487

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Section 489

Tempering with property mark with intent to cause injury

Section 489-A

Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489-B

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Section 489-C

Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489-D

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Section 489-E

Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 490

Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey

Section 491

Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

Section 492

Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense

Section 493

Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Section 494

Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

Section 495

Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted

Section 496

Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

Section 497

Adultery

Section 498

Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

Section 498-A

Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty

Section 499

Defamation

Section 500

Punishment for defamation

Section 501

Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

Section 502

Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter

Section 503

Criminal intimidation

Section 504

Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace

Section 505

Statements conducing to public mischief

Section 506

Punishment for criminal intimidation

Section 507

Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Section 493- Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Indian Penal Code,1860

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Judgement(s) Found in :
Indian Penal Code,1860
Section 493

ILC-2015-SC-MAT-Apr-3

Ravinder Kaur Vs. Anil Kumar

ILC-2015-SC-CRL-Apr-19

Ravinder Kaur Vs. Anil Kumar

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