Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 184
Using Government stamp known to have been before used
In one line
BNS Section 184 deals with using government stamp known to have been before used and replaces IPC 262.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | Using a Government stamp known to have been before used. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
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 184
184. Using Government stamp known to have been before used.
Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to the Government, uses for any purpose a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, which he knows to have been before used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 184 in the IPC?
BNS Section 184 (Using Government stamp known to have been before used) replaces Section 262 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 262 is now BNS 184.
What is the punishment under BNS 184?
Using a Government stamp known to have been before used – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 184 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 184. 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 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 183 — Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government
- 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
- BNS 189 — Unlawful assembly