Departing from India, foreign currency withdrawn abroad

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Since you withdrew it from an ATM the exchange has been done by your bank, which is authorized to do that.

The question is rather if the customs offices on departure will ask you for a proof of that. If you can find a print-out of your bank statement where the withdrawal is noted, it would be a good thing to carry along, just to make sure.

However, I would assume that 200 USD is not the amount that makes the customs office ask a lot of questions.

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I think @uncovery is right. For 200USD customs would not ask for any proof.
I carry USDs all the time. I have never been asked to show any proof whatsoever.
Customs only ask when it exceeds $5,000 or in some countries $10,000.
You might want to read the next point in the link you shared

Any person resident out of India is allowed to take out of India unspent foreign currency not exceeding the amount brought by him on his arrival in India provided that in the case of foreign currency notes exceeding US$ 5,000/- or its equivalent or foreign exchange in the form of currency notes, bank notes or traveller’s cheques exceeding US$ 10,000/- or its equivalent, the same was declared to the Customs authorities in Currency Declaration Form (CDF) at the time of his arrival in India.

Make sure you declare to customs beforehand if you are carrying more than $5000 in the declaration form that is handed to you.

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