## IPC 231

### IPC 231 — Counterfeiting coin
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/231

> 231. Counterfeiting coin.-Whoever counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of
counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.-A person commits this offence who intending to practise deception, or knowing it to
be likely that deception will thereby be practised, causes a genuine coin to appear like a different coin.