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IPC Section 235 - Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 235 deals with possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting.
Full official legal text
235. Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting
coin.--Whoever is in possession of any instrument or material, for the purpose of using the same for
counterfeiting coin, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that
purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, and shall also be liable to fine;
if Indian coin .--and if th e coin to be counterfeited is 1[Indian coin], shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
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