# 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 the 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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OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
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Counterfeiting Government stamp256
Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp257
Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp258
Sale of counterfeit Government stamp260
Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit261
Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government262
Using Government stamp known to have been before used
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