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Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
Content: 195. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence whi...
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Using evidence known to be false
Content: 196. Using evidence known to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be false or fabricated, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave or fabricated false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------------------...
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Issuing or signing false certificate
Content: 197. Issuing or signing false certificate Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punished in the same m...
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Using as true a certificate known to be false
Content: 198. Using as true a certificate known to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. -------------------------------------------------------...
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False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Content: 199. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorized by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is fa...
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Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
Content: 200. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence. Explanation- A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon ...
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Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
Content: 201. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishme...
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Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
Content: 202. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of eithe...
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Giving false information respecting an offence committed
Content: 203. Giving false information respecting an offence committed Whoever knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may exte...
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Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence
Content: 204. Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence Whoever secretes or destroys any document which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court of Justice, or in any proceeding lawfully held before a public servant, as such, or obligates or renders illegible the whole or any p...
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False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
Content: 205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal...
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Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Content: 206. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest there in from being taken as a forfeitu...
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Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
Content: 207. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practices any deception touching any right to any property...
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Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
Content: 208. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due Whoever fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be passed against him at the suit of any person for a sum not due or for a larger sum that is due to such person or for any property or interest in property to which such person is not entitled, or fr...
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Dishonestly making false claim in Court
Content: 209. Dishonestly making false claim in Court Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court of Justice any claim which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be...
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Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
Content: 210. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order against any person for a sum not due or for a larger sum than is due, or for any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled, or fraudulently causes a decree or order to be executed against any pe...
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False charge of offence made with intent to injure
Content: 211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such ...
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Harboring offender
Content: 212. Harboring offender Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbors or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment; if a capital offence- shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with impri...
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Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
Content: 213. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution of property to himself or any other person, in consideration of his concealing an offence or of his screening any perso...
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Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
Content: 214. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or 110 [restores or causes the restoration of] any property to any person, in consideration of that person's concealing an offence...
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Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
Content: 215. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall, unless he uses all mea...
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Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
Content: 216. Harboring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody; or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant...
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Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits
Content: 108 [216A. Penalty for harboring robbers or dacoits Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbors them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity or of screening them or...
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Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
Content: 217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to...
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Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
Content: 218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows...
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Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
Content: 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imp...
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Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
Content: 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to commitment, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or ...
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Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
Content: 221. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to apprehended for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or ...
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Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
Content: 222. Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence 115 [o...
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Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
Content: 223. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence 120 [or lawfully committed to custody], negligently suffers such person to escape from c...
224
Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
Content: 224. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which h...
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Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
Content: 225. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained ...
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Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
Content: 122 [225A. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in confinement, any person in any case not provided for in section 221, section 222 or section...
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Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
Content: 225B. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or section 225 or in any other law for the time being in force, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehens...
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Violation of condition of remission of punishment
Content: 227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that p...
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Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
Content: 228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding Whoever intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public servant, while such public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term w...
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Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc
Content: 123 [228A. Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences etc (1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under section 376, section 376A, section 376B, section 376C or section 376D is alleged or found to have been co...
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Personation of a juror or assessor
Content: 229. Personation of a juror or assessor Whoever, by personation or otherwise, shall intentionally cause, or knowingly suffer himself to be returned, empanelled or sworn as a juryman or assessor in any case in which he knows that he is not entitled by law to be so returned, empanelled or sworn, or knowing himse...
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Coin defined
Content: 230. "Coin" defined 124 [Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.] Indian coin- 125 [Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of the Government of India in order to be used as money; and meta...
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Counterfeiting coin
Content: 231. Counterfeiting coin Whoever counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which nay extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation- A person commits this offence who intending to...
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Counterfeiting Indian coin
Content: 232. Counterfeiting Indian coin Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting 126 [Indian coin], shall be punished with 104 [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. ---...
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Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin
Content: 233. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose...
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Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
Content: 234. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys, sells or disposes of, any die or instrument, for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the ...
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Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
Content: 235. Possession of instrument, or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin Whoever is in possession of any instrument or material, for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that purpose, s...
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Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
Content: 236. Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin Whoever, being within 128 [India], abets the counterfeiting of coin out of 128 [India], shall be punished in the same manner as if he abetted the counterfeiting of such coin within 128 [India]. -----------------------------------------------------...
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Import or export of counterfeit coin
Content: 237. Import or export of counterfeit coin Whoever imports into 128 [India], or exports there from, any counterfeit coin, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liab...
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Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin
Content: 238. Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin Whoever imports into 128[India], or exports there from, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of 129 [Indian coin], shall be punished with imprisonment with 188 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of e...
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Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
Content: 239. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Whoever, having any counterfeit coin, which at the time when he became possessed of it knew to be counterfeit, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers the same to any person, or attempts to induce any person to rec...
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Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit
Content: 240. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit Whoever, having. any counterfeit coin which is a counterfeit of 129 [Indian coin], and which, at the time when he became possessed of it, he knew to be a counterfeit of 128 [Indian coin], fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be...
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Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit
Content: 241. Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit 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 count...
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Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
Content: 242. Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of counterfeit coin, having known at the time when he became possessed thereof that such coin was counterfeit, shall b...
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Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
Content: 243. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of counterfeit coin, which is a counterfeit of 126 [Indian coin], having known at the time when he became possessed of it th...
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Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
Content: 244. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in 128 [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 diffe...
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Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Content: 245. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint Whoever, without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established in 128 [India], any coining tool or instrument, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fi...
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Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
Content: 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...
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Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin
Content: 247. Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on 130 [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 ter...
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Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
Content: 248. Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Whoever performs on any coin any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of eit...
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Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
Content: 249. Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description Whoever performs on 130 [any Indian coin] any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with...
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Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
Content: 250. Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to i...
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Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered
Content: 251. Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 247 or 249 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respe...
252
Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
Content: 252. Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section 246 or 248 has been committed, having known at the time of ...
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Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof
Content: 253. Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof- Whoever, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, is in possession of coin with respect to which the offence defined in either of the section 247 or 249 has been committed, having known at the t...
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Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
Content: 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 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to te...
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Counterfeiting Government stamp
Content: 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 104 [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to te...
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Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp
Content: 256. Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever has in his possession any instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government fo...
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Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp
Content: 257. Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp Whoever makes or performs any part of the process of making, or buys, or sells, or disposes of, any instrument for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfe...
258
Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
Content: 258. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp Whoever, sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years...
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Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
Content: 259. Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp Whoever has in his possession any stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, intending to use, or dispose of the same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may be used as a genuine stamp, shall ...
260
Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit
Content: 260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit Whoever uses as genuine any stamp, knowing it to be counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or...
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Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
Content: 261. Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for the purp...
262
Using Government stamp known to have been before used
Content: 262. Using Government stamp known to have been before used Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for any purpose a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, which he knows to have been before used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a...
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Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
Content: 263. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or removes from a stamp issued by the Government for the purpose of revenue, any mark, put or impressed upon such stamp for the purpose of denoting that the same has been used, or kno...
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Prohibition of fictitious stamps
Content: [263A. Prohibition of fictitious stamps (1) Whoever- (a) makes, knowingly utters, deals in or sells any fictitious stamps, or knowingly uses for any postal purpose any fictitious stamp, or (b) has in his possession, without lawful excuse, any fictitious stamp, or (c) makes or, without lawful excuse, has in his...
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Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing
Content: 264. Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing Whoever fraudulently uses any instrument for weighing which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. -------------------------------------------------...
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Fraudulent use of false weight or measure
Content: 265. Fraudulent use of false weight or measure Whoever fraudulently uses any false weight or false measure of length or capacity, or fraudulently uses any weight or any measure of length or capacity as a different weight or measure from what it is, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for ...
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Being in possession of false weight or measure
Content: 266. Being in possession of false weight or measure Whoever is in possession of any instrument for weighing, or of any weight, or of any measure of length or capacity, which he knows to be false, 133 [***] intending that the same may be fraudulently used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descripti...
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Making or selling false weight or measure
Content: 267. Making or selling false weight or measure Whoever makes, sells or disposes of any instrument for weighing, or any weight, or any measure of length or capacity which he knows to be false, in order that the same may be used as true, or knowing that the same is likely to be used as true, shall be punished wi...
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Public nuisance Public nuisance
Content: 268. Public nuisance A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, dang...
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Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
Content: 269. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Whoever unlawfully or negligently does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a...
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Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
Content: 270. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life Whoever malignantly does any act which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to life, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which ma...
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Disobedience to quarantine rule
Content: 271. Disobedience to quarantine rule Whoever knowingly disobeys any rule made and promulgated 134 [by the 135 [***]Government 136 [***] for putting any vessel into a state of quarantine, or for regulating the intercourse of vessels in a state of quarantine with the shore or with other vessels, or for regulatin...
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Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
Content: 272. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonmen...
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Sale of noxious food or drink
Content: 273. Sale of noxious food or drink Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprison...
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Adulteration of drugs
Content: 274. Adulteration of drugs Whoever adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical preparation, or to make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for,...
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Sale of adulterated drugs
Content: 275. Sale of adulterated drugs Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as un...
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Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
Content: 276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term whi...
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Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
Content: 277. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir, so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months,...
278
Making atmosphere noxious to health
Content: 278. Making atmosphere noxious to health Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the health of persons is general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighborhood or passing along a public way, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees....
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Rash driving or riding on a public way
Content: 279. Rash driving or riding on a public way Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to s...
280
Rash navigation of vessel
Content: 280. Rash navigation of vessel Whoever navigates any vessel in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend...
281
Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy
Content: 281. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy Whoever exhibits any false light, mark or buoy, intending or knowing it to be likely that such exhibition will mislead any navigator, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. --...
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Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel
Content: 282. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel- Whoever knowingly or negligently conveys, or causes to be conveyed for hire, any person by water in any vessel, when that vessel is in such a state or as loaded as to endanger the life of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of...
283
Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation
Content: 283. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation Whoever, by doing any act, or by omitting to take order with any property in his possession or under his charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation, shall be punished with fine which ma...
284
Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance
Content: 284. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonous substance in ...
285
Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter
Content: 285. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any...
286
Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance
Content: 286. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance Whoever does, with any explosive substance, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substance in hi...
287
Negligent conduct with respect to machinery
Content: 287. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care...
288
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings
Content: 288. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings Whoever, in pulling down or repairing any building, knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with that building as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from the fall of that building, or of any part ...
289
Negligent conduct with respect to animal
Content: 289. Negligent conduct with respect to animal Whoever knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any animal in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life, or any probable danger of grievous hurt from such animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either ...
290
Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for
Content: 290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------