Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting current coin, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 234 — Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting current coin
As in force on 2 January 2011.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 30 November 2008 Revised edition
- 2 January 2011 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 234]