IPC Section 258 — Sale of counterfeit Government stamp

Summary

A person who sells, or offers to sell, a stamp that they know or have reason to believe is a fake version of a stamp issued by the government for revenue purposes can be sent to prison for up to seven years and may also have to pay a fine.

Official Text

Whoever sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• in Crl.A.No.766 of 2008 vs The State — Madras High Court (2008)
• S.C.R. 358 NIKESH TARACHAND SHAH v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• SC (1956) Vol.1 p.506 — Supreme Court of India (1956)
• STATE OF KERALA v. MATHAI VERGHESE — Supreme Court of India (1987)
• SANKAR DASTIDAR v. SHRIMATI BANJULA DASTIDAR AND ANR. DECEMBER 5, 2006 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• DIPAKBHAI JAGDISHCHANDRA PATEL v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2019)
• ... Appellant/A2 in Crl.A.(MD).No.101 of 2014 vs The State represented by — Madras High Court ()
• THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. HAFIZ MOHAMMAD ISMAIL AND HAFIZ JAWED ALI — Supreme Court of India (1960)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §179 — Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes