CHAPTER X OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

Section 180: Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

notes.—Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Explanation.—If a person establishes the possession of the forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note to be from a lawful source, it shall not constitute an offence under this section.

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof. 243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof. 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof. 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof. 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp. 489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.

Questions on this section

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1. Under the Explanation to Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, possession of a forged or counterfeit currency-note does not constitute an offence under that section if the person:

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