Indian Penal Code
IPC 259 is now BNS 180.
Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp · BNS 180 brings it together with IPC 242, 243, 252, 253 and 489C.
Merged
55% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XII
s. 259
Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp
Whoever has in his possession any stamp which he knows to be a counterfeit of any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, intending to use, or dispose of the same as a genuine stamp, or in order that it may be used as a genuine stamp, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. X
s. 180
Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Explanation.—If a person establishes the possession of the forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note to be from a lawful source, it shall not constitute an offence under this section.
Text from India Code