IPC Section 259 — Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp

Summary

If a person has a stamp that they know is a fake version of a stamp issued by the government for revenue purposes, and they plan to use it as a real stamp or let someone else use it as a real stamp, they can be sent to prison for up to seven years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever has in his possession any stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, intending to use, or dispose of the same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may be used as a genuine stamp, 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

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

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §180 — Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes