Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 185
Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
In one line
BNS Section 185 deals with erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used and replaces IPC 263.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Erasure of mark denoting that stamps have been used. | 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 185
185. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.
Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or removes from a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any mark, put or impressed upon such stamp for the purpose of denoting that the same has been used, or knowingly has in his possession or sells or disposes of any such stamp from which such mark has been erased or removed, or sells or disposes of any such stamp which he knows to have been used, 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 185 in the IPC?
BNS Section 185 (Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used) replaces Section 263 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 263 is now BNS 185.
What is the punishment under BNS 185?
Erasure of mark denoting that stamps have been used – 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 185 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 185. 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 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 184 — Using Government stamp known to have been before 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
- BNS 190 — Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object