Section 255: Counterfeiting Government stamp
The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter XII · in_force
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Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, 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. Explanation. A person commits this offence who counterfeits by causing a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination.
Effective date: 1862-01-01
Related sections
Section 254: Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not knowSection 256: Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting GovernmentSection 253: Possession of Pakistan coin by person who knew it to be altered when he becameSection 257: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stampSection 252: Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessedSection 258: Sale of counterfeit Government stamp
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