Counterfeiting currency, coin and stampsPossibly — unconfirmed

§ 178 — counterfeiting (or any part of the process)Possibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years or life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 179 — importing, exporting, selling, buying, trafficking or using counterfeit as genuinePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years or life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 180 — possession of counterfeit, knowing it to be counterfeit and intending use as genuinePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 7 years

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

Lawful-source possession is excluded by the Explanation.

§ 181 — making / mending / buying / selling / possessing instruments or materials for counterfeitingPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years or life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 182 — making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notesPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

No imprisonment stated

Fine

Up to ₹300

§ 182(1) only; sub-section (2) not separately tiered.