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 for the purpose of revenue,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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 counterfeiting 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 and shall also be liable to fine.
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, and shall also be liable to fine.
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 be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall
also be liable to fine.
260. Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit: Whoever uses
as genuine any stamp knowing it to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government
for purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
261. Effacing writing from substance, 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 purpose of revenue, any
writing or document for which such stamp has been used, or removes from any writing or
document a stamp which has been used for such writing or document, in order that such
stamp may be used for a different writing or document, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to there years, or with fine,
or with both.
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 term which may
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.