No Forgery Merely Because Person Executed Document Wrongly Claiming Ownership Of Property : Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

9 Jun 2026 10:52 AM IST

  • No Forgery Merely Because Person Executed Document Wrongly Claiming Ownership Of Property  : Supreme Court

    Execution of such a document is not "making of false document(S.464 IPC)" and hence no offence is "forgery(S.467/471 IPC)" is attracted.

    The Supreme Court has observed that a person does not commit forgery merely by executing a document asserting ownership over a property, even if that claim is subsequently found to be legally unsustainable. “…when a person executes a document claiming property as his own, there is no making of a false document merely because the claim is ultimately found to be incorrect.”, the Court...

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