Section 63 Indian Stamp Act

Section 63 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 is about Penalty for failure to cancel adhesive stamp. It is under CHAPTER VII (Criminal Offences And Procedure) of the Act.

Any person required by section 12 to cancel an adhesive stamp, and failing to cancel such stamp in manner prescribed by that section, shall, be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

STATE AMENDMENT

Arunachal Pradesh.–

Amendment of sections 63,–

(2) in section 63, for the words “one hundred rupees”, the words “five hundred rupees” shall be substituted.

[Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 3 of 2010, s. 2]