Section 28 - Indian Penal Code, 1860

28. "Counterfeit"

A person is said to "counterfeit" who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that resemblance to practice deception, or knowing. it to be likely that deception will thereby be practiced.

²⁹ [Explanation 1- It is not essential to counterfeiting that the imitation should be exact.

Explanation 2- When a person causes one thing to resemble another thing, and the resemblance is such that a person might be deceived thereby, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the person so causing the one thing to resemble the other thing intended by means of that resemblance to practice deception or knew it to be likely that deception would thereby be practiced.]