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SECTION 489D IPC - Indian Penal Code - Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes
Last Updated: 01 Jan, 2025
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
(Six sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of sections and offences has been reduced by five, and 'any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue' is added.)
Please refer to BNS 181 for updated procedures & punishments.
IPC 489D in Simple Words
If someone makes, uses, buys, sells, or possesses any machinery or material for the purpose of forging or counterfeiting currency or banknotes, they can be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment for up to ten years, along with a fine.
| Offence | Punishment | Cognizance | Bail | Triable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making or possessing machinery, instrument or material for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes | Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine | Cognizable | Non-Bailable | Court of Session |
Offence : Making or possessing machinery, instrument or material for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
Punishment : Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine
Cognizance : Cognizable
Bail : Non-Bailable
Triable : Court of Session
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What is 489 D of IPC?
IPC Section 489D: Making or Possessing Instruments or Materials for Forging or Counterfeiting Currency Notes or Bank-Notes
What is Section 489 B of the IPC?
Anyone who sells, buys, receives, or traffics in counterfeit or forged currency notes or banknotes, or uses them as genuine while knowing or having reason for believing that they are counterfeit or forged, will be sentenced to life imprisonment or to either imprisonment or a fine.
