## IPC 246

### IPC 246 — Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/246

> 246. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin.-Whoever
fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any coin any operation which diminishes the weight or alters the
composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.-A person who scoops out part of the coin and puts anything else into the cavity alters
the composition of that coin.