IPC
- Indian Penal Code
CHAPTER XII : OF OFFENCES RELATING
TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
230. "Coin" defined
124[Coin
is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the
authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.]
Indian
coin- 125[Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of
the Government of India in order to be used as money; and metal which
has been so stamped and issued shall continue to be Indian coin for the
purposes of this Chapter, notwithstanding that it nay have ceased to be
used as money.]
Illustrations
(a) Cowries
are not coin.
(b) Lumps
of unstamped copper, though used as money, are not coin.
(c) Medals
are not coin, in as much as they are not intended to be used as money.
(d) The
coin denominated as the Company's rupee is 126[Indian coin].
127[(c)
The "Farukhabad rupee" which was formerly used as money under
the authority of the Government of India is 126[Indian coin] although
it is no longer so used].
231. Counterfeiting coin
Whoever
counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting
coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which nay extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation-
A person commits this offence 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.
232. Counterfeiting Indian coin
Whoever
counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting
126[Indian coin], shall be punished with 104[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.
233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
Whoever
makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending,
or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose
of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended
to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
Whoever
makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending,
or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose
of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended
to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting 126[Indian coin], shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
235. Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of
using the same for counterfeiting coin
Whoever
is in possession of any instrument or material, for the purpose of using
the same for counterfeiting coin, or knowing or having reason to believe
that the same is intended to be used for that purpose, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
if Indian
coin- and if the coin to be counterfeited is 128[Indian coin], shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
Whoever,
being within 128[India], abets the counterfeiting of coin out of 128[India],
shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting
of such coin within 128[India].
237. Import or export of counterfeit coin
Whoever
imports into128[India], or exports therefrom, any counterfeit coin, knowing
or having reason to believe that the same is counterfeit, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
238. Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin
Whoever
imports into 128[India], or exports therefrom, any counterfeit coin, which
he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of 129[Indian coin],
shall be punished with imprisonment with 188[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.
239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
Whoever,
having any counterfeit coin, which at the time when he became possessed
of it knew to be counterfeit, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may
be committed, delivers the same to any person, or attempts to induce any
person to receive it shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it
is counterfeit
Whoever,
having. any counterfeit coin which is a counterfeit of 129[Indian coin],
and which, at the time when he became possessed of it, he knew to be a
counterfeit of 128[Indian coin], fraudulently or with intent that fraud
may be committed, delivers the same to any person, or attempts to induce
any person to receive it shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be
liable to fine.
241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed,
the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
Whoever
delivers to any other person as genuine, or attempts to induce any other
person to receive as genuine, any counterfeit coin which he knows to be
counterfeit, but which he did not know to be counterfeit at the time when
he took it into his possession, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine
to an amount which may extend to ten times the value of the coin counterfeited,
or with both.
Illustration
A, a coiner,
delivers counterfeit Company's rupees to his accomplice B, for the purpose
of uttering them. B sells the rupees to C, another utterer, who buys them
knowing them to be counterfeit. C pays away the rupees for goods to D,
who receives them, not knowing them to be counterfeit. D, after receiving
the rupees, discovers that they are counterfeit and pays them away as
if they were good. Here D is punishable only under this section, but B
and C are punishable under section 239 or 240, as the case may be.
242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to
be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession
of counterfeit coin, having known at the time when he became possessed
thereof that such coin was counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and
shall also be liable to fine.
243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit
when he became possessed thereof
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession
of counterfeit coin, which is a counterfeit of 126[Indian coin], having
known at the time when he became possessed of it that it was counterfeit,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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.
245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Whoever,
without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established
in 128[India], any coining tool or instrument, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering
composition of coin
Whoever
fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any coin any operation which diminishes
the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation-
A person who scoops out part of the coin and puts anything else into the
cavity alters the composition of that coin.
247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering
composition of Indian coin
Whoever
fraudulently or dishonestly performs on 130[any Indian coin] any. operation
which diminishes the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass
as coin of different description
Whoever
performs on any coin any operation which alters the appearance of that
coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a
different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall
pass as coin of different description
Whoever
performs on 130[any Indian coin] any operation which alters the appearance
of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin
of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also
be liable to fine.
250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
Whoever,
having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined
in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time
when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed
with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed,
delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other
person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also
be liable to fine.
251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it
is altered
Whoever,
having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined
in section 247 or 249 has been committed, and having known at the time
when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed
with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed,
delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other
person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be
liable to fine.
252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when
he became possessed thereof
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession
of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section
246 or 248 has been committed, having known at the time of becoming possessed
thereof that such offence had been committed with respect to such coin,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when
he became possessed thereof
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession
of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section
247 or 249 has been committed, having known at the time of becoming possessed
thereof, that such offence had been committed with respect to such coin,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
254. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer
did not know to be altered
Whoever
delivers to any other person as genuine or as a coin of a different description
from what it is, or attempts to induce any person to receive as genuine,
or as a different coin from what it is, any coin in respect of which he
knows that any such operation as that mentioned in section 246, 247, 248
or 249 has been performed, but in respect of which he did not, at the
time when he took it into his possession, know that such operation had
been performed, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine to an amount which
may extend to ten times the value of the coin for which the altered coin
is passed, or attempted to be passed.
255. Counterfeiting Government stamp
Whoever
counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting,
any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished
with 104[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-
A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp
of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.
256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting
Government stamp
Whoever
has in his possession any instrument or material for the purpose of being
used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be
used, for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government
for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also
be liable to fine.
257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government
stamp
Whoever
makes or performs any part of the process of making, or buys, or sells,
or disposes of, any instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing
or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose
of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
Whoever,
sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe
to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose
of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
Whoever
has in his possession any stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of
any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, intending to
use, or dispose of the same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may
be used as a genuine stamp, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also
be liable to fine.
260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
Whoever
uses as genuine any stamp, knowing it to be counterfeit of any stamp issued
by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with
fine, or with both.
261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp,
or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss
to Government
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or
effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for
the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has
been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been
used for such writing or document, in order that such stamp may be used
for a different writing or document, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with
fine, or with both.
262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for
any purpose a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, which
he knows to have been before used, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with
fine, or with both.
263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
Whoever,
fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or removes
from a stamp issued by the Government for the purpose of revenue, any
mark, put or impressed upon such stamp for the purpose of denoting that
the same has been used, or knowingly has in his possession or sells or
disposes of any such stamp from which such mark-nark has been erased or
removed, or sells or disposes of any such stamp which he knows to have
been used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
131[263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps
(1) Whoever-
(a) makes,
knowingly utters, deals in or sells any fictitious stamps, or knowingly
uses for any postal purpose any fictitious stamp, or
(b) has
in his possession, without lawful excuse, any fictitious stamp, or
(c) makes
or, without lawful excuse, has in his possession any die, plate, instrument
or materials for making any fictitious stamp,
shall be
punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
(2) Any
such stamps, die, plate, instrument or materials in the possession of
any person for making any fictitious stamp 132[may be seized and, if seized]
shall be forfeited.
(3) In
this section "fictitious stamp" means any stamp falsely purporting
to be issued by the Government for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage,
or any facsimile or irritation or representation, whether on paper or
otherwise, of any stamp issued by Government for that purpose.
(4) In
this section and also in sections 255 to 263, both inclusive, the word
"Government", when used in connection with, or in reference
to, any stamp issued for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, shall,
notwithstanding anything in section 17, be deemed to include the person
or persons authorised by law to administer executive government in any
part of India, and also in any part of Her Majesty's dominions or in any
foreign country.]
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