Section 196 - “Possession of Instrument or Material for the Purpose of using the
same for Counterfeiting Coin or Notes”: Whoever is in possession of
any instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for
counterfeiting coin or notes or knowing or having reason to believe that
the same is intended to be used for that purpose, commits an offence and
shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding seven years and may also be liable to fine.
Section 197 - “Import or Export of Counterfeit Coin or Notes”: Whoever imports
into the New Sudan or exports there from any counterfeit coin or notes
knowing or having reason to believe that the same is counterfeit, commits
an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a
term not exceeding seven years and may also be liable to fine.
Section 198 - “Fraudulently or Dishonestly Diminishing Weight or Altering
Composition of Coin”: Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs on
any coin any operation which diminishes the weight or alters the
composition of that coin, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and may
also be liable to fine.
Explanation:- A person who scoops out part of a coin and puts anything
else into the cavity alters the composition of that coin.
Section 199 - “Delivery of Coin or Note Possessed with Knowledge that it is
Counterfeit”: Whoever, having in his possession any counterfeit coin or
note or any coin with respect to which an offence under section 198 has
been committed and having known at the time when he became in
possession of such coin or note that such coin or note was counterfeit or
that such offence had been committed with respect to such coin,
fraudulently or with intent that fraud may be committed delivers such coin
or note to any other person or attempts to induce any other person to
receive the same, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and may also be
liable to fine.
Section 200 - “Possession of Coin or Note by Person who knew it to be Counterfeit
when he became Possessed thereof”: Whoever fraudulently or with
intent that fraud may be committed is in possession of any counterfeit coin
or note or of any coin with respect to which an offence under section 198,
has been committed having known at the time of being in possession
thereof that such coin or note was counterfeit or that such offence had
been committed with respect to such coin or note, commits an offence and
shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding five years and may also be liable to fine.
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