IPC Section 246 — Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

offences relating to coin and government stamps

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly does anything to a coin that reduces its weight or changes what it is made of can be sent to prison for up to three years and may also have to pay a fine.

Official Text

Whoever, fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any coin any operation which diminishes the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Referred to by

IPC §250 — Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered
IPC §252 — Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
IPC §254 — Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNS §178 — Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes