BNS Section 184: Using Government stamp known to have been before used
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 10: Of Offences Relating to Coin, Currency-notes, Bank-notes, and
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184. 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.
Bare act text for reference, current to 1 July 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
- 179. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- 180. Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- 181. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- 182. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
- 183. Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
- 185. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- 186. Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- 187. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
- 188. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint