Indian Penal Code
IPC 238 is now BNS 179.
Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin · BNS 179 brings it together with IPC 237, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260 and 489B.
Merged
75% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XII
s. 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. X
s. 179
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from India Code