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Section 244 Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860

Section 244 Indian Penal Code

Section 244 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law. It is under CHAPTER XII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS) of the Code.

Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in 1 [India], does any act, or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

See also  Section 54 Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860

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