## IPC 255

### IPC 255 — Counterfeiting Government stamp
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/255

> 255. Counterfeiting Government stamp.-Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part
of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be
punished with 1[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.
Explanation.-A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one
denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.