Section 340: (1) A false document or electronic record made wholly or in part by forgery is Forged
designated a forged document or electronic record. document or
electronic
(2) Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record and
record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document or electronic record, using it as
genuine.
shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record.