Of Offences Relatingto Coinand Government Stamps
IPC Section 259 - Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 259 deals with having possession of counterfeit government stamp.
Full official legal text
259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp. Whoever has in his possession any
stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue,
intending to use, or dispose of th e same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may be used as a genuine
stamp, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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