Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 187 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 187: Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law (Legacy IPC Section 244)
Statutory Classification Details
Person employed in a Mint
- Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
- Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 yearscausing coin to be of aand fine.class. different weight or composition from that fixed by law