Section 185 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Erasure of
mark denoting
that stamp has
been used.

  1. Whoever, fraudulently or with intent to cause loss to Government, erases or
    removes from a stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, any mark, put or
    impressed upon such stamp for the purpose of denoting that the same has been used, or
    knowingly has in his possession or sells or disposes of any such stamp from which such
    mark has been erased or removed, or sells or disposes of any such stamp which he knows to
    have been used, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
    may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.