The INDIAN PENAL CODE

OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

Section 238: Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin.

Whoever imports into India, or exports therefrom, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of Indian coin, shall be punished with Imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.