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Section 179 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
179. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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- Section 239: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
- Section 205: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
- Section 213: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
- Section 61: Criminal conspiracy
- Section 355: Misconduct in public by a drunken person
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