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Section 262 IPC — Using Government stamp known to have been before used

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 106

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262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used.-- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for any purpose a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, which he knows to have been before used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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