Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 179: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
IPC Sections 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260 and 489B are covered by BNS Section 179.
- BNS 179IPC: 237 to 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260, 489BChanged
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Eleven sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of section and offences has been reduced by ten.
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 340: Forged document or electronic record. and using it as genuine · IPC 470, 471
- BNS 339: Having possession of document described in Section 337 or Section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine · IPC 474
- BNS 184: Using Government stamp known to have been before used · IPC 262
- BNS 182: Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes · IPC 489E
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