VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 258: Sale of counterfeit Government stamp

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter XII — Of Offences Relating to Coin and Government Stamps

258. Whoever sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe 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, and shall also be liable to fine.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.