Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit
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Summary
Using a Government revenue stamp as if it were genuine, while knowing it is counterfeit, is a criminal offence. It applies when a person knowingly uses a fake government stamp for revenue purposes. Proof of knowledge that the stamp was counterfeit is required. Punishment may be imprisonment up to seven years, or a fine, or both.
Example
Ravi buys a small shop and puts a stamp he knows is forged on the rent agreement. Because he used the counterfeit Government revenue stamp as genuine, he can be prosecuted and may face up to seven years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever uses as genuine any stamp, knowing it to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
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