Indian Penal Code, 1860

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Sections	Particulars
Chapter XII	Of Offences Relating To Coin And Government Stamps
255	Counterfeiting Government stamp
Description	Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with 104[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. Explanation- A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.