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Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Explanation.—If a person establishes the possession of the forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note to be from a lawful source, it shall not constitute an offence under this section. Illegal payments in connection with an election. Failure to keep election accounts. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. 11 of 2011. 52 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 52 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯃꯤꯈꯜꯑꯃꯒꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯅꯌꯥꯗꯕ ꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯀꯥꯎꯟꯠꯁꯤꯡꯊꯝꯕ ꯉꯝꯗꯕ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯛ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯕꯦꯡ꯭ꯛ ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ, ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯜꯌꯦꯛ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ, ꯁꯦꯜ-ꯆꯦ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯕꯦꯡꯛ-ꯆꯦ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯛ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯥꯝꯞ, ꯁꯦꯜ-ꯆꯦꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯕꯦꯡꯛꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯕ꯫