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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

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Section 468

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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

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Using a false property mark

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Counterfeiting a property mark used by another

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Section 486

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Section 487

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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

Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

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

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Section 504

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Section 505

Statements conducing to public mischief

Section 506

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Section 507

Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Section 496- Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

STATE AMENDMENT

State of Andhra Pradesh Amendment

Punishment-imprisonment for 7 years and fine-Cognizable-Non-bailable-Triable by Magistrate of the first class-Non-compoundable.

[Vide A.P. Act 3 of 1992 Section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-2024)].

Indian Penal Code,1860

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Indian Penal Code,1860
Section 496

ILC-2012-SC-MAT-Jan-1

Rajiv Saxena Vs. State (NCT of Delhi)

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