Forgery.
number or any distinguishing mark identifying the document, is falsely stated therein; and in particular a document is false-
(a) if any material alteration, whether by addition, insertion, obliteration, erasure, removal or otherwise, has been made therein;
(b) if the whole or some material part of it purports to be made by or on behalf of a fictitious or deceased person;
(c) if, though made in the name of an existing person, it is made by him or by his authority with the intention that it should pass as having been made by some person, real or fictitious, other than the person who made or authorized it.
(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance- (a) it is immaterial in what language a document is expressed or in what place within or without His Majesty's dominions it is expressed to take effect; (b) forgery of a document may be complete even if the document when forged is incomplete, or is not or does not purport to be such a document as would be binding or sufficient in law; and (c) the crossing on any cheque, draft on a banker, post office money order, postal order, coupon or other document the crossing of which is authorized or recognized by law, shall be a material part of such cheque, draft, order, coupon or document.
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Forgery of certain documents
4. (1) Forgery of the following documents, if committed with intent to defraud, shall be felony and punishable with imprisonment for life-
(a) any will, codicil or other testamentary document, either of a dead or of a living person, or any probate or letters of administration, whether with or without the will annexed;
(b) any deed or bond, or any assignment at law or in equity of any deed or bond, or any attestation of the execution of any deed or bond;
(c) any bank note, or any indorsement on or assignment of any bank note.
(2) Forgery of the following documents, if committed with intent to defraud, shall be felony and punishable with imprisonment for fourteen years-