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BNS Section 179 in the IPC
Section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes, brings together IPC Sections 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260 and 489B.
BNS 179 and the IPC
| BNS | IPC | IPC heading |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | 237 | Import or export of counterfeit coin. |
| 179 | 238 | Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin. |
| 179 | 239 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit. |
| 179 | 240 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit. |
| 179 | 241 | Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit. |
| 179 | 250 | Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered. |
| 179 | 251 | Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered. |
| 179 | 254 | Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered. |
| 179 | 258 | Sale of counterfeit Government stamp. |
| 179 | 260 | Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit. |
| 179 | 489B | Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes. |
Which code applies
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. An offence committed before that date is still punished under the Indian Penal Code, because the BNS keeps the repealed Code's penalties and proceedings alive.
“Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,— … (c) any penalty, or punishment incurred in respect of any offences committed against the Code so repealed;”
Which code governs your matter can turn on the date of the offence and the stage the case had reached on 1 July 2024. Read the official text before you rely on any table.
Sources
Section numbers follow the correspondence table prepared by the Central Academy for Police Training, Bhopal, of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. Headings are taken from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as published, and from the table. The official text governs: read the section itself before you rely on it.
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