Section 260 IPC — Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 106

260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.--Whoever uses as genuine any stamp, knowing it 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, or with fine, or with both.

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