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.
Section 179: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 45 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 179 |
| Marginal note | Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 2 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- BA1/1390/2025 of HIMANSHU Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2025-11-28
- CRM-M/66187/2025 of BIKRAM SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-27
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