# Forgery in the PPC in 9 flashcards. > Forgery is making a false document with intent to injure, support a claim or defraud (PPC s.463); a false document is defined in s.464; punishment is up to 2 years (s.465), up to 7 years for court records, public registers and powers of attorney (s.466), and life or up to 10 years for valuable securities and wills (s.467). Using a forged document as genuine is punished as forgery (s.471). - Topic: Law study - For: Law students - A 10-slide carousel: https://failegal.site/media/forgery-in-the-ppc-in-9-flashcards - Published by FAI Legal on 2026-10-12 ## Quick quiz. Own name. Guess first, then swipe for the answer. - **A. No, it is his own name** - **B. Yes, it can be** - **C. Only above Rs 10,000** ## Answer: B. Section 464. Explanation 1. > "A man's signature of his own name may amount to forgery." (Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 · Section 464, Explanation 1) ## The basics. Cards 1 to 3. What forgery is. - **Forgery** A false document made with intent to injure, support a claim or defraud. (s.463) - **False document** Made, signed or altered dishonestly, as if by another. (s.464) - **Punishment** Up to 2 years, or fine, or both. (s.465) ## Worse forms. Cards 4 to 6. The document matters. - **Court or register** Court record, public register, power of attorney: up to 7 years. (s.466) - **Security or will** Valuable security, will, receipt: life or up to 10 years. (s.467) - **To cheat** Forged to be used for cheating: up to 7 years. (s.468) ## Using it. Cards 7 to 9. After the forging. - **Forged document** A false document made wholly or partly by forgery. (s.470) - **Using as genuine** Punished as if he had forged it himself. (s.471) - **Keeping it** Kept to use as genuine: up to 7 years, or life for s.467 papers. (s.474) ## Three ways to make it. Section 464. - **First** Makes or signs a document as if another person did, or at another time. - **Secondly** Alters a material part without lawful authority. - **Thirdly** Gets someone to sign who cannot know what it says: unsound mind, intoxication, deception. ## Exam traps. From the illustrations. - **Filled cheque** An agent allowed to fill Rs 10,000 writes Rs 20,000: forgery. - **Antedating** Dating a later deed earlier to defeat a buyer: forgery. - **Dead or fictitious** A document in their name, passed off as real: can be forgery (Expl. 2). ## Revise with FAI. Ask FAI in your own words. It answers with the exact section and the leading judgments. - **Difference between section 467 and section 468 PPC, with cases.** - **Is using a forged document an offence if I did not make it?** ## What this does not mean - Not every false paper is forgery. Section 463 needs a false document made with intent to injure, to support a claim, or to defraud. - Up to 2 years under s.465 is only the basic punishment. Court records, public registers and powers of attorney carry up to 7 years (s.466), and valuable securities and wills carry life or up to 10 years (s.467). - Not making the document yourself does not keep you safe. Using a forged document as genuine is punished as if you had forged it (s.471). ## Questions people ask ### What is forgery under the PPC? Under s.463 PPC, forgery is making a false document with intent to injure, to support a claim, or to defraud. Section 464 explains when a document is false. ### What is the punishment for forgery in Pakistan? The basic punishment is up to 2 years, or fine, or both (s.465). It rises to up to 7 years for court records, public registers and powers of attorney (s.466), and to life or up to 10 years for valuable securities, wills and receipts (s.467). ### What is the difference between section 467 and section 468 PPC? Section 467 turns on the kind of document: a valuable security, will or receipt, with life or up to 10 years. Section 468 turns on the purpose: a document forged to be used for cheating, with up to 7 years. ### Can putting my own name on a document be forgery? Yes, it can be. Explanation 1 to s.464 says a signature of your own name may amount to forgery. ### Is using a forged document an offence if I did not make it? Yes. Under s.471 a person who uses a forged document as genuine is punished as if he had forged it himself. Keeping one to use as genuine carries up to 7 years, or life for s.467 papers (s.474). ## Sources - Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 · Section 464, Explanation 1: Making a false document --- Educational legal information, not legal advice. Every case turns on its own facts. Speak to a qualified lawyer about your situation. Review status: Pending advocate review. FAI Media is part of FAI Legal (https://failegal.site), research on Pakistani statutes and judgments. Free to watch and read.