INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or
187. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or
composition from that fixed by law.
244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different
weight or composition from that fixed by law.--Whoever, being employed
in any mint lawfully established in 2*[India], does any act, or omits
what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin
issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from
the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
187. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that
fixed by law.—Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in India, does any act, or
omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of
a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023