IPC Section 236 — Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin

offences relating to coin and government stamps

Criminal

Summary

If a person is in India and helps someone to counterfeit coins in another country, that person will be punished just as if they had helped to counterfeit coins within India itself.

Official Text

Whoever, being within India abets the counterfeiting of coin out of India shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting of such coin within India.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • BNS §181 — Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes