BNS Section 181: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, govt stamps, currency notes or bank notes
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section N/A
Procedural Classification Summary
Making, buying, selling or
Bailable: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Court of Session
Punishment: Imprisonment for life, orpossessing machinery,imprisonment for 10 years instrument or material forand fine. forging or counterfeiting coins, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No specific renumbering changes. Section included as is.