Section 247 · Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin
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Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on 1
[any Indian coin] any operation which diminishes the
weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 7 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 247BNS 178
178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.
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How this section has changed
The law that applies is the law as it stood on the date of the offence — which is why this timeline matters.
- 1950Substituted
By: the A.O. 1950
The text this replaced
any of the Queen`s coin
The text in force on the date of the offence is the text that applies — a later amendment does not reach back.