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Section 244 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in 128[India], does any act, or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 412: Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity
- Section 144: Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon
- Section 104: When such right extends to causing any harm other than death
- Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- Section 441: Criminal trespass
Related Acts
- Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017
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