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Section 246 IPC-Dhara-246-Dafa-Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin

Section 246 IPC-Dhara-246-Dafa-Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin:


Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on any coin any operation which diminishes the weight or alters the composition of that coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

 

Explanation

 

A person who scoops out part of the coin and puts anything else into the cavity alters the composition of that coin.


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