Official Secrets Act, 1963

Offences relating to official dies, seals and stamps.

7.—(1) A person shall not—

(a) use or have in his possession or under his control, without lawful authority or excuse, any official die, seal or stamp or any die, seal or stamp so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive, or

(b) counterfeit any official die, seal or stamp, or

(c) use or have in his possession or under his control, without lawful authority or excuse, any such counterfeit die, seal or stamp, or

(d) manufacture or sell or have in his possession for sale, without lawful authority or excuse, any official die, seal or stamp.

(2) In this section “official die, seal or stamp” means a die, seal or stamp of or belonging to, or used, made or provided by a Minister or State authority or any diplomatic or consular agent or other authority appointed by or acting under the authority of the Government.