Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered
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Summary
Having a coin you know was altered and then fraudulently giving it to someone, or trying to induce them to accept it, is a crime. It applies when you knew the coin was tampered with at the time you got it and you deliver it or try to make another receive it. Punishment can be up to five years imprisonment and a fine.
Example
Priya borrows change and knows some coins were tampered with, then uses those coins to pay a shopkeeper. She can be prosecuted under this section and faces up to five years imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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