IPC Section 236: Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 12: Offences relating to coin and Government Stamps
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
Whoever, being within 1[India], abets the counterfeiting of coin out of 1[India], shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting of such coin within 1[India].
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Punishment-The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such coin within India-Cognizable-Non-bailable-Triable by Court of Session-Non-compoundable.
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1. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., to read as above.
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 230. Coin defined
- 231. Counterfeiting coin
- 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin
- 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
- 234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
- 235. Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
- 237. Import or export of counterfeit coin
- 238. Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin
- 239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- 240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
- 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
- 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
- 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
- 245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
- 246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
- 247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin
- 248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
- 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
- 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
- 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
- 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
- 254. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
- 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp
- 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
- 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
- 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
- 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
- 261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
- 262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used
- 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- 263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps