Section 238:
Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin.
Whoever imports into 2
[India], or
exports therefrom, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of
1
[Indian coin], shall be punished with 3
[Imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description
description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "the Queens coin".
2. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.,
to read as above.
3. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).