Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of coin with respect to which the offence defined in section 247 or 249 has been committed, having known at the time of becoming possessed thereof that that offence had been committed with respect to such coin, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 253 — Possession of current coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
As in force on 1 July 2014.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 July 2014 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 253]