Of Offences Relatingto Coinand Government Stamps
IPC Section 255 - Counterfeiting Government sta mp
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 255 deals with counterfeiting government sta mp.
Full official legal text
255. Counterfeiting Government sta mp. Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part
of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of r evenue shall be
punished with 2[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 stamps of one
denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.
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