Section 471 Indian Penal Code
Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.
Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record
Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any 1 [document or electronic record] which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged 1 [document or electronic record], shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such 1 [document or electronic record].