Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 187

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187. (1) Whosoever shall, by any of the means specified in article 179, commit forgery of any private writing tending to c ause injury to any person or to procure gain, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from seven months to three ye ars, with or without solitary confinement. Malicious use of forged private writings. (2) Whosoever shall knowingly make use thereof, shall be liable to the same punishment. Fraudulent breach of particular agreement with a Government department. Added by: XXX.2025.3.

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