247 IPC Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin

Section 247 of Indian Penal Code Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any Indian 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine"

Indian Penal Code (IPC)

241 IPC Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit

242 IPC Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

243 IPC Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof

244 IPC Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

245 IPC Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint

246 IPC Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

247 IPC Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin

248 IPC Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

249 IPC Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

250 IPC Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered