Whoever delivers to any other person as genuine, or attempts to induce
any other person to receive as genuine, any counterfeit coin which he knows
to be counterfeit, but which he did not know to be counterfeit at the time
when he took it into his possession, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine to
an amount which may extend to ten times the value of the coin counterfeited,
or with both./b.
Illustration
A, a coiner, delivers counterfeit Company's rupees to his accomplice B, for
the purpose of uttering them. B sells the rupees to C, another utterer, who
buys them knowing them to be counterfeit. C pays away the rupees for goods
to D, who receives them, not knowing them to be counterfeit. D, after
receiving the rupees, discovers that they are counterfeit and pays them away
as if they were good. Here D is punishable only under this section, but B
and C are punishable under section 239 or 240, as the case may be.
Section 229 Personation of a juror or assessor
Section 229A Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court
Section 231 Counterfeiting coin
Section 232 Counterfeiting Indian coin
Section 233 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
Section 234 Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
Section 236 Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
Section 237 Import or export of counterfeit coin
Section 238 Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin
Section 239 Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
Section 240 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
Section 241 Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit