Forgery Need Not Result in Monetary Loss; Conviction for Fake University Certificates Upheld Citing Harm to Academic Integrity: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that forgery under Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be established even in the absence of monetary loss, as long as the act causes non-pecuniary injury affecting body, mind, reputation, or institutional credibility. Justice P.V. Balakrishnan delivered the judgment on Mohammed Abbas v State of Kerala, while upholding the conviction of a man found in possession of forged university certificates. Background…
