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Indian Penal Code,1860
Section 229-277
Section 230
Section 268
Section 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 *[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.

* Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1.1.2024).

     
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