What is offences relating to coin and Government Stamps? Classification of offences under Section 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 and 263A of Indian Penal Code 1860

Offences relating to coins and government stamps under Section 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 and 263A of Indian Penal Code 1860. Classification of offences relating to elections are:

CHAPTER XII - OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizable or non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what court triable
231 IPC	Counterfeiting, or performing any part of the process of counterfeiting coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
232 IPC	Counterfeiting, or performing any part for the process of counterfeiting coin.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
233 IPC	Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
234 IPC	Making, buying or selling instrument of the purpose of counterfeiting Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
234 IPC	Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin,	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
	If Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
236 IPC	Abetting, in India, the counterfeiting, out of India, of coin.	The punishment provided for abetting the counterfeiting of such coin within India.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
237 IPC	Import or export of counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
238 IPC	Import or export of counterfeit of Indian coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
239 IPC	Having any counterfeit coin known to be such when it came into possession, and delivering, etc., the same to any person.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.

Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizable or non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what court triable
240 IPC	Same with respect to Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session
241 IPC	Knowingly delivering to another any counterfeit coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 2 years, fine, or 10 times the value of the coin counterfeited, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
242 IPC	Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
243 IPC	Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
244 IPC	Person employed in a Mint causing coin to be of a different weight or composition from that fixed by law.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
245 IPC	Unlawfully taking from a Mint any coining instrument.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
246 IPC	Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
247 IPC	Fraudulently diminishing the weight or altering the composition of Indian coin.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
248 IPC	Altering appearance of any coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
249 IPC	Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of a different description.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class

Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizable or non-cognizable	Bailable or non-bailable	By what court triable
250 IPC	Delivery to another of coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
251 IPC	Delivery of Indian coin possessed with the knowledge that it is altered.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
252 IPC	Possession of altered coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
253 IPC	Possession of Indian coin by a person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof.	Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
254 IPC	Delivery to another of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered.	Imprisonment for 2 years or fine, or 10 times the value of the coin.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Any Magistrate.
255 IPC	Counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Court of Session.
256 IPC	Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
257 IPC	Making, buying or selling instrument for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
258 IPC	Sale of counterfeit Government Stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
259 IPC	Having possession of a counterfeit Government stamp.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
260 IPC	Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit.	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
261 IPC	Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, or removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause a loss to Government.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine or both.	Cognizable	Non-bailable	Magistrate of the first class
262 IPC	Using a Government stamp known to have been before fine, used.	Imprisonment for 2 years or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate
263 IPC	Erasure of mark denoting that stamps have been used.	Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.	Cognizable	Bailable	Magistrate of the first class
263A IPC	Fictitious stamps	Fine of 200 rupees	Cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.