Whoever forges a document or an electronic record, purporting to be a record or proceeding of or in a Court or an identity document issued by Government including voter identity card or Aadhaar Card, or a register of birth, marriage or burial, or a register kept by a public servant as such, or a certificate or document purporting to be made by a public servant in his official capacity, or an authority to institute or defend a suit, or to take any proceedings therein, or to confess judgment, or a power of attorney, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation — —For the purposes of this section, “register” includes any list, data or record of any entries maintained in the electronic form as defined in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 337
Section 337 penalises the forgery of a record of a court of justice, or of a register of birth, baptism, marriage, or burial, or a public register kept by a public servant.
Government Examiner of Questioned Documents (GEQD/FSL) handwriting and signature comparison reports are indispensable. Verify whether the fake bail order was produced before the jail superintendent.