Act 9 Penal Code Act 2008 Note As to sanction necessary before taking cognizance of the offence described in this section when committed by a party to any proceedings in any Court or in respect of a document used or given in evidence in such proceedings. 358. Forgery of Document of Title and Record of Court etc. Whoever forges a document purporting to be a document of title or to be a record or proceedings of or in a Court or a register of birth, baptism, marriage or burial or a register kept by a public servant as such or a certificate or document purporting to be made by a public servant in his or her official capacity or an authority to institute or defend a suit or to take any proceedings therein, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and may also be liable to a fine. 359. Forgery for Purpose of Cheating. Whoever commits forgery intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and may also be liable to a fine. 360. Forgery for Purpose of Harming Reputation. Whoever commits forgery intending that the document forged shall harm the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose, shall upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and may also be liable to a fine, or with both. 361. Using as Genuine a Forged Document. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine, any document which he or she knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced in the same manner as if he or she had forged such document. 181