Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Section 187
Whoever, being employed in any mint lawfully established in India, does any act,
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or omits what he is legally bound to do, with the intention of causing any coin issued from that mint to be of a different weight or composition from the weight or composition fixed by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.