Illustrations:(a) (“A”) leaves with “(B”) his agent a cheque on a bank signed by (“A”) without inserting the sum payable and authorizes (“B”) to fill up the cheque by inserting a sum not exceeding Ls2,000 for the purpose of making certain payments (“B”) fraudulently fill up the cheque by inserting a sum of Ls3,000 (“B”) commits forgery; (b) (“A”) draws a bill of exchange on himself in the name of (“B”) without (“B’s”) authority intending to discount it as a genuine bill with a banker and intending to take up the bill on its maturity with intent to deceive the banker by leading him to suppose that he had the security of (“B”) and thereby to discount the bill. (“A”) is guilty of forgery; (c) (“Z’s”) will contains these words – “I direct that all my remaining property be equally divided between (“A”), (“B”) and (“C”). (“A”) dishonestly scratches out (“B’s”) name intending that it may be believed that the whole was left to himself and (“C”). (“A”) has committed forgery; (d) (“A”) sells and conveys an estate to (“Z”), (“A”) afterwards, in order to defraud (“Z”) of his estate, executes a conveyance of the same estate to (“B”) dated six months earlier than the date of the conveyance to (“Z”), intending it to be believed that he had conveyed the estate to (“B”) before he conveyed it to (“Z”). (“A”) has committed forgery; (e) (“Z”) dictates his will to (“A”). (“A”) intentionally writes down a different legatee from the legatee named by (“Z”) and by representing to (“Z”) that he has prepared the will according to his instructions induces (“Z”) to sign the will. (“A”) has committed forgery; (f) (“A”) writes a letter and signs it with (“B’s”) name without (“B’s”)authority certifying that (“A”) is a man of good character and in distressed circumstances from unforeseen, misfortune, intending by means of such letter to obtain alms from (“Z”) and other person. Here, as (“A”) made a false document in order to induce (“Z”) to part with property, (“A”) has committed forgery; (g) (“A”) without (“B’s”) authority writes a letter and signs it in (“B’s”) name certifying to (“A’s”) character, intending thereby to obtain employment under (“Z”). (“A”) has committed forgery in as much as he intended to deceive (“Z”) by the forged certificate and thereby to induce (“Z”) to enter into an express or implied contract for service. Explanation 1A man’s signature of his own name may amount to forgery. 110