Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 183
Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
In one line
BNS Section 183 deals with effacing writing from substance bearing government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to government and replaces IPC 261.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause a loss to Government. | Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Magistrate of the first class. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 183
183. Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government.
Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, removes or effaces from any substance, bearing any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any writing or document for which such stamp has been used, or removes from any writing or document a stamp which has been used for such writing or document, in order that such stamp may be used for a different writing or document, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 183 in the IPC?
BNS Section 183 (Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government) replaces Section 261 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 261 is now BNS 183.
What is the punishment under BNS 183?
Effacing any writing from a substance bearing a Government stamp, removing from a document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause a loss to Government – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and bailable, triable by magistrate of the first class.
Is BNS 183 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 183. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 178 — Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
- BNS 179 — Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank- notes
- BNS 180 — Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank- notes
- BNS 181 — Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- BNS 182 — Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
- BNS 184 — Using Government stamp known to have been before used
- BNS 185 — Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- BNS 186 — Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- BNS 187 — Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law
- BNS 188 — Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint