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Section 28 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
28. "Counterfeit"
A person is said to "counterfeit" who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that resemblance to practice deception, or knowing. it to be likely that deception will thereby be practiced.
29 [Explanation 1- It is not essential to counterfeiting that the imitation should be exact.
Explanation 2- When a person causes one thing to resemble another thing, and the resemblance is such that a person might be deceived thereby, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the person so causing the one thing to resemble the other thing intended by means of that resemblance to practice deception or knew it to be likely that deception would thereby be practiced.]
Related Sections
- Section 194: Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
- Section 60: Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
- Section 335: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- Section 376A: Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
- Section 484: Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant
Related Acts
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
- Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
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