India, June 24 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said offences involving forgery and the use of forged documents in judicial proceedings are serious in nature and cannot be viewed lightly.

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria observed while modifying the sentence of five years given to a man for using a forged revenue document for furnishing surety in judicial proceedings.

"There can be no manner of doubt that offences involving forgery and use of forged documents in judicial proceedings are serious in nature. Sections 467 (Forgery), 468 (Forgery for cheating) and 471 (using a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code deal with the offences which undermine the authenticity and sanctity attached to public and legal docu...