Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 178: Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency- notes or bank-notes
IPC Sections 230, 231, 232, 246, 247, 248, 249, 255 and 489A are covered by BNS Section 178.
- BNS 178IPC: 230 to 232, 246 to 249, 255, 489AChanged
Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency- notes or bank-notes.
Nine sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of sections and offences has been reduced by eight. Illustrations given u/s 230 IPC are excluded.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 181: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, govt stamps, currency notes or bank notes · IPC 233, 234, 235
- BNS 180: Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes · IPC 242, 243, 252
- BNS 183: Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government · IPC 261
- BNS 184: Using Government stamp known to have been before used · IPC 262
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