Section 245 IPC — Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 101

245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.--Whoever, without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established in 2[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.

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