Section 183 BNS | BNS 183
Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been used for such writing or document, in order that such stamp may be used for a different writing or document, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
READ OTHER SECTIONS OF CHAPTER X — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS
Section No. | Section Title |
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178 | Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes. |
179 | Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. |
180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. |
181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. |
182 | Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. |
183 | Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government. |
184 | Using Government stamp known to have been before used. |
185 | Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used. |
186 | Prohibition of fictitious stamps. |
187 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law. |
188 | Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint. |
FAQs of BNS Section 183
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183 BNS punishment and fine
Punishment and fine under Section 183 of the BNS: Imprisonment for 3
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183 BNS cognizable or not
The offence under Section 183 of the BNS is cognizable.
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183 BNS bailable or not
The offence under Section 183 of the BNS is bailable.
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183 BNS trial court
Offence specified in Section 183 of the BNS is triable by the Magistrate of the first class.
Important Points
- Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer can arrest a person without a warrant.
- Non-Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant.
- Bailable Offences: These are offences where the accused can get bail from the police station itself. All bailable offences are listed in the First Schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
- Non-Bailable Offences: Offences in which bail is not granted directly from the police station but after hearing the case in the court, the judge decides when bail will be granted. All non-bailable offences are listed in the first schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
- In the above FAQ, “trial court” means the court that has jurisdiction to try the offence.
- In the above FAQ, the expression “Magistrate of the first class” and “Any Magistrate” does not include Executive Magistrates.
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Reference Link: New Criminal Laws (BNS), Ministry of Home Affairs