Legal Provisions of Section 475 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467 or possessing counterfeit marked material:
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material has been punished under this section. The section states that whoever counterfeits either upon any material or in the substance of any material, any device or mark used for the purpose of authenticating any document described in section 467 of this Code, with the intention that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document either then forged or thereafter to be forged on such material or who, with such intention, has in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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ADVERTISEMENTS:
The section requires that the offender must counterfeit either upon any material or in the substance of any material any device or mark which is used for the purpose of authenticating any document which has been described in section 467 of the Code.
He must have the intention that such device or mark shall be used for the purpose of giving the appearance of authenticity to any document either then forged or to be forged thereafter on such material. Or the offender with such intention, must have in his possession any material upon or in the substance of which any such device or mark has been counterfeited.
Thus, preparation to commit a crime has been made an offence under the latter part of this section. The provisions of section 472 are supplemented by this section. The offence under this section is a very serious one as is clear from the punishment provided under the section.
ADVERTISEMENTS:
The offence under this section is non-cognizable, bailable and non-compoundable, and is triable by magistrate of the first class.