Section 179 BNS - Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
BNS Section: 179
IPC Equivalent: Section 237 to 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260, 489B
Category: Theft & Robbery
Changes: Eleven sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of section and offences has b een reduced by ten.
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