BNS Section 181 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 181: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, govt stamps, currency notes or bank notes (Legacy IPC Section N/A)
Statutory Classification Details
Making, buying, selling or
Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Court of Session
Official 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