Section 244 IPC-Dhara 244-Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law

Section 244 IPC-Dhara 244-Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law:

Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in ¹[India], does any act, or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

 

Punishment—Imprisonment for 7 years and fine—Cognizable—Non-bail­able—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable.

 

---------------------------

 

1. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Sch., to read as above.