Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the
process of counterfeiting 1
[Indian coin], shall be punished with 2
[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to
fine.
1. Subs., ibid., for 'the Queens coin".
2. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).