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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 242

POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN BY PERSON WHO KNEW IT TO BE COUNTERFEIT WHEN HE BECAME POSSESSED THEREOF Whoever,

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 242 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN BY PERSON WHO KNEW IT TO BE COUNTERFEIT WHEN HE BECAME POSSESSED THEREOF Whoever,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 242: POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN BY PERSON WHO KNEW IT TO BE COUNTERFEIT WHEN HE BECAME POSSESSED THEREOF Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of counterfeit coin, having known at the time when he became possessed thereof that such coin was counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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Section Section 242 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN BY PERSON WHO KNEW IT TO BE COUNTERFEIT WHEN HE BECAME POSSESSED THEREOF Whoever,) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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