Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XII: Of Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps
Section 238: Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
Importing or exporting counterfeit Indian coin, knowing or having reason to believe it is counterfeit, is punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for up to ten years, and a fine.
A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.
Official text
Whoever imports into [India], or exports therefrom, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of [Indian coin], shall be punished with [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.
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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.