BNS188
BNS Section 188: Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Punishment 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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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS188. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.— Whoever, without lawful authority, takes out of any mint, lawfully established in 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 fine.
Cite as: Section 188, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)