Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Indian Stamp Act, 1899

Year: 1899

Enactment Date: 1899-01-27

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps,

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 65: Penalty for refusal to give receipt, and for devices to evade duty on receipts.
    Any person who,--
        (a) being required under section 30 to give a receipt, refuses or neglects to give the same; or,
        (b) with intent to defraud the Government of any duty, upon a payment of money or delivery of property exceeding twenty rupees in amount or value, gives a receipt for an amount or value not exceeding twenty rupees, or separates or divides the money or property paid or delivered;
    shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
                                                    STATE AMENDMENT
         Arunachal Pradesh.--
Amendment of sections 65,--
    (4) in section 65, in clause (b), for the words "one hundred rupees", the words "five hundred rupees" shall be substituted.
[Vide Arunachal Pradesh 3 of 2010, s. 2]
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