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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically prescribes punishment for forgery of…

BNS section 338 specifically covers forgery of a will and prescribes imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description up to ten years, with liability to fine.…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically prescribes punishment for forgery of a will?

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BNS section 338 specifically covers forgery of a will and prescribes imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description up to ten years, with liability to fine. Making a false document, forgery for cheating, and using a forged document as genuine are distinct statutory formulations.

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Option A

Section 335 concerns making a false document or electronic record, not the specific will-forgery punishment.

Option B

Section 336(3) concerns forgery for cheating, rather than the specific will category.

Option C

Section 338 expressly covers a forged document purporting to be a will.

Option D

Section 340(2) concerns using a forged document as genuine, a distinct act.

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