"Coin" defined
Section 230 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with "Coin" defined. [Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.] Indian coin Indian coin--[Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of the Government of India in order to be used as money; The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
[Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.]
Indian coin
Indian coin--[Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of the Government of India in order to be used as money; and metal which has been so stamped and issued shall continue to be Indian coin for the purposes of this Chapter, notwithstanding that it may have ceased to be used as money.]
Illustrations
(a) Cowries are not coin.
(b) Lumps of unstamped copper, though used as money, are not coin.
(c) Medals are not coin, inasmuch as they are not intended to be used as money.
(d) The coin denominated as the Company's rupee is 3[Indian coin].
(e) The "Farukhabad rupee", which was formerly used as money under the authority of the Government of India, is 3[Indian coin] although it is no longer so used.]
Section 230, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
No provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is textually close to this one. No close match found
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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N.balasingam vs The State by
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When a vehicle is seized for illegal possession of minerals/sand under the Mines and Minerals Act and a prima facie case exists against the accused, the vehicle cannot be released to the owner on interim basis even on grounds of conservation or deterioration, as the vehicle is liable to confiscation upon conviction and the state's interest in preserving evidence and preventing further illegal activity outweighs the owner's property rights.
On this section: Charge related to possession of stolen property or illegal goods
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 230
What have the courts held on Section 230 of the Indian Penal Code?
N.balasingam vs The State by (25 Feb 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Charge related to possession of stolen property or illegal goods.
How do I find court cases under Section 230 of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 230, section 230 IPC, section 230 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with N.balasingam vs The State by (25 Feb 2019).
When did Section 230 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 230 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 230, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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