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The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered

Repealed From 01 Jan 1862 Act 45 of 1860 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 1860 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 06 Oct 1860 In force 01 Jan 1862

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered. Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committ 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 Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and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.

Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed, delivers such coin to any other person, or attempts to induce any other person to receive the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Section 250, 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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 246 Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin
  2. s. 248 Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description

Questions about Section 250

What does Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code deal with?

Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code is headed "Delivery of coin possessed with knowledge that it is altered". Whoever, having coin in his possession with respect to which the offence defined in section 246 or 248 has been committed, and having known at the time when he became possessed of such coin that such offence had been committed with respect to it, fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committ

How do I find court cases under Section 250 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 250, section 250 IPC, section 250 of the Indian Penal Code. People searching for it also type ipc 250-4/0 and ipc 250 4 0. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 246 (Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin), section 248 (Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?

Section 250 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 250, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.

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