Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
Chapter 10: Offences relating to coin, currency-notes, bank-notes and Government stamps
Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Explanation.— If a person establishes the possession of the forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note to be from a lawful source, it shall not constitute an offence under this section.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 178Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notesIPC 230, 231
- 179Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notesIPC 239, 240
- 181Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notesIPC 233, 234
- 182Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notesIPC 489E
- 183Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to GovernmentIPC 261
- 184Using Government stamp known to have been before usedIPC 262