IPC Section 468 is now BNS Section 336(3)

IPC 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating) → BNS 336(3) Forgery

Verbatim · BNS 336(3)(3) Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document or electronic record forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Read the full BNS Section 336 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.