# 255 Counterfeiting Government stamp
Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue shall be punished with 2 [imprisonment for life] or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamps of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for 'transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
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Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered252
Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof253
Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof254
Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered256
Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp257
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp258
Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
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