Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in 1 [India],
does any act, or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of
causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or
composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. The words 'British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
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