Indian Penal Code
IPC 248 is now BNS 178(5).
Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description · BNS 178 brings it together with IPC 230, 231, 232, 246, 247, 249, 255 and 489A. BNS 178 is new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
11% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XII
s. 248
Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description
Whoever performs on any coin any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. X
s. 178(5)of section 178
Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.
(5) the offence of “counterfeiting coin” includes diminishing the weight or alteration of the composition, or alteration of the appearance of the coin.
Text from India Code