Chhattisgarh Pre Exam 2014

'A' signs his own name to a document intending that the document was signed by another person of the same name. Which of the offences defined in I.P.C. is committed by 'A'

Verified Answer
A. Section 461
B. Section 464

Explanation:

Section 464 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines 'Making a false document'. One of the clauses states that a person is said to make a false document if he signs a document in his own name, but intending that it may be believed that such document was made by some other person of the same name.