law: Indian Post Office Act, 1898 
  55. Penalty for fraudulently preparing, altering, secreting
  
  or destroying Post Office documents
  Whoever, being an
  
  officer of the Post Office entrusted with the preparing or keeping of any
  
  document fraudulently prepares the document incorrectly, or alters or secretes
  
  or destroys the document, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to two years, and shall also be punishable with fine.