IPC § 237 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024

Section 237 IPC — Import or export of counterfeit coin

Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.

The law now: BNS 179 — Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes

Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 179 in full

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