Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 342: Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material
IPC Sections 475 and 476 are covered by BNS Section 342.
2 entries in the correspondence table: 2 changed.
- BNS 342(1)IPC: 475Changed
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS.
- BNS 342(2)IPC: 476Changed
Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading.
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 349: Selling goods marked with counterfeit property mark · IPC 486
- 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 347: Counterfeiting a property mark · IPC 483, 484
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