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(꯱) ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯃꯕꯨ- (a) ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯍꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅ, ꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛꯇꯧꯔꯒꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯌꯣꯟꯗꯨꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯄꯣꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯒ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (b) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯃꯔꯝꯄꯤꯗꯅ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯅꯁꯥꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (c) ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯉꯥꯛꯄꯤꯐꯝꯊꯣꯛꯇꯕ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯈꯨꯊꯥꯡꯗꯋꯥꯈꯜꯅꯁꯥꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥꯏ, ꯄ ꯭ ꯂꯦꯠ, ꯏꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯆꯥꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯗ, ꯂꯨꯄꯥꯆꯅꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯕꯐꯥꯏꯟꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁꯦꯜꯌꯦꯛꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ, ꯁꯦꯜꯌꯦꯛꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯕꯦꯡꯛ-ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯆꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡꯁꯦꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯝꯕ꯫ ꯀꯔꯦꯟꯁꯤ-ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯕꯦꯡꯛ-ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯆꯦ-ꯆꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ꯫ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯏꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯣꯀꯨꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯗ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ꯫ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯈ꯭ꯔꯕ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ꯫ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯑꯗꯨꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯃꯥꯔꯛꯑꯗꯨꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ꯫ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯅꯁꯥꯕꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯊꯤꯡꯕ꯫ shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2)Any such stamp, die, plate, instrument or materials in the possession of any person for making any fictitious stamp may be seized and, if seized shall be forfeited. (3) In this section “fictitious stamp” means any stamp falsely purporting to be issued by Government for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, or any facsimile or imitation or representation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp issued by Government for that purpose. (4) In this section and also in sections 178 to 181 (both inclusive), and sections 183 to 185 (both inclusive) the word “Government”, when used in connection with, or in reference to any stamp issued for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, shall, notwithstanding anything in clause (12) of section 2, be deemed to include the person or persons authorised by law to administer executive Government in any part of India or in any foreign country.