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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 263A IPC - Prohibition of fictitious stamps

Section 263A IPC is now Section 186 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
263A - Prohibition of fictitious stamps
New provision
Section 186 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 186 BNS Modified Words “'and also in any part of Her Majesty’s domin ions ” are excluded.

Section 263A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with prohibition of fictitious stamps. Under the new law this is Section 186 of the BNS.

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