In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal in the UAE imposed imprisonment of two years along with deportation for a person accused of forging documents submitted to a UAE bank.
In a crime of forgery, the intention to commit forgery or to deceive is most important and, in the absence of such intent, the crime may not be constituted.
Extortion’ can be defined as a ‘theft crime’. It involves the use of coercion of some form, either a physical force or a threat of some other type to the person or property, in order to obtain from the victim any money, property, other valuables or services
The crime of forgery generally happens by creating a fake or fraudulent document. However, in the event the individual is unable to create such a forged document, the court may not consider it as a forgery.
The punishment of fraud is imprisonment or fine. The person convicted of fraud could face anywhere from 1 month to up to 3 years prison sentence.
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