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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489B

USING AS GENUINE, FORGED OR COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES Whoever sells to, to or buys or receives from any

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489B is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - USING AS GENUINE, FORGED OR COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES Whoever sells to, to or buys or receives from any. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 489B: USING AS GENUINE, FORGED OR COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES Whoever sells to, to or buys or receives from any other person, or otherwise traffics in or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489B provide?

Section Section 489B of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (USING AS GENUINE, FORGED OR COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES Whoever sells to, to or buys or receives from any) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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