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A produces a receipt in a civil suit for recovery of money, and B alleges that it was forged. If the…

The corresponding CrPC provision was interpreted in Iqbal Singh Marwah to apply where the specified offence occurs after the document is produced or given in evidence, while…

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A produces a receipt in a civil suit for recovery of money, and B alleges that it was forged. If the alleged forgery was completed before the receipt was produced in court, does later production alone require a court complaint under BNSS section 215(1)(b)(ii) before that prior forgery can be prosecuted?

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The corresponding CrPC provision was interpreted in Iqbal Singh Marwah to apply where the specified offence occurs after the document is produced or given in evidence, while it is in court custody, and section 215(1)(b)(ii) retains that document-related wording. Hence "No; later production alone does not create that bar for the prior forgery." Distinct offences concerning false evidence or use in judicial proceedings require separate examination.

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