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Z’s signed will leaves the residue of Z’s estate equally to A, B and C. Without authority, A…

Dishonestly and without authority altering the beneficiaries is a material alteration of a signed will under section 335 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The altered…

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Z’s signed will leaves the residue of Z’s estate equally to A, B and C. Without authority, A dishonestly strikes out B’s name so the will appears to leave the residue to A and C alone. What offence does that alteration constitute under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Dishonestly and without authority altering the beneficiaries is a material alteration of a signed will under section 335 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The altered will is a false document. Making it with the stated dishonest purpose is forgery under section 336, and section 338 specifically addresses forgery of a will.

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Option A

The facts show an intent to deceive but do not say anyone was induced to act, omit an act, or deal with property by deception as required for completed cheating under section 318.

Option B

A dishonestly makes an unauthorized material alteration of the executed will, making a false document under section 335. The facts support forgery under section 336 and the will-specific provision in section 338.

Option C

The alteration is making a false document within section 335. The stated facts do not separately establish the imitation of one thing by another in the statutory counterfeiting sense.

Option D

The facts give no entrustment or dominion over property in the sense required by section 316.

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