Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
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Summary
Having a stamp that you know is a counterfeit of a Government revenue stamp, with the intention to use it, sell it, or enable its use as genuine, is an offence. It applies when the person knows the stamp is fake and intends it to be used as a real stamp. Punishment is imprisonment (rigorous or simple) for up to seven years and a fine.
Example
Ravi buys a sheet of fake revenue stamps to stick on forged rent receipts so tenants will pay. He knows the stamps are counterfeit and intends them to be used as genuine. Under this section he can face up to seven years' imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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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