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Section 179 BNS — Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 52

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179.Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, 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.

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