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Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 489

Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

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Indian Penal Code, 1860

489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.]

183 [Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes]

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 178

Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Chapter XOf Offences Relating to Coin, Currency-Notes, Bank-Notes, and Government Stamps

178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.

Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, currency-note or bank-note, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this Chapter,-

(1) the expression "bank-note" means a promissory note or engagement for the payment of money to bearer on demand issued by any person carrying on the business of banking in any part of the world, or issued by or under the authority of any State or Sovereign Power, and intended to be used as equivalent to, or as a substitute for money;

(2) "coin" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 2 of the Coinage Act, 2011 and includes metal used for the time being as money and is stamped and issued by or under the authority of any State or Sovereign Power intended to be so used;

(3) a person commits the offence of "counterfeiting Government stamp" who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination;

(4) a person commits the offence of counterfeiting coin who intending to practise deception, or knowing it to be likely that deception will thereby be practised, causes a genuine coin to appear like a different coin; and

(5) the offence of "counterfeiting coin" includes diminishing the weight or alteration of the composition, or alteration of the appearance of the coin.

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178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.