Skip to content
Try for free

Statute → case law

See how courts applied this provision

Jump to judgments under this act, then open an AI Brief on any order. Semantic Search helps you ask in plain English.

  • AI Brief & Ask
  • Semantic AI Search
Try free for 7 days Explore AI Studio

Credentials emailed - log in to pick up where you left off.

TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489E

MAKING OR USING DOCUMENTS RESEMBLING CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES

~1 min read
https://sooperkanoon.com/act/466605

Bare act section · Research

About this section

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489E is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - MAKING OR USING DOCUMENTS RESEMBLING CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

Research copy - verify against official government publications before filing or court use.

Find citing judgments Supreme Court, High Courts & tribunals Advanced act search Filter by court, year, and more

Section Text

1) Whoever makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purpose whatsoever, or delivers to any person, any document purporting to be, or in any way resembling, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, any currency-note or bank-note shall be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.

(2) If any person, whose name appears, on a document the making of which is an offence under sub-section (1), refuses, without lawful excuse, to disclose to a police officer on being so required the name and address of the person by whom it was printed or otherwise made, he shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

(3) Where the name of any person appears on any document in respect of which any person is charged with an offence under sub-section (1) or any other document used or distributed in connection with that document it may , until the contrary is proved, be presumed that the person caused the document to be made

Frequently asked questions

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

Section Section 489E of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (MAKING OR USING DOCUMENTS RESEMBLING CURRENCY-NOTES OR BANK-NOTES) 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.

How do I find judgments on The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489E?

Open “Find citing judgments” on this page to search Supreme Court, High Court, and tribunal decisions that reference The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 489E. Advanced act search can narrow results by court, year, or additional act filters.

Is the section text on SooperKanoon official?

SooperKanoon hosts bare act text for research and quick reference. For filings or compliance in Central, confirm the wording against the official state gazette or authorized publication.

AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial
1M+ judgments indexed

Brief any judgment in 18 sections.

Search Supreme Court, High Courts, and tribunals - then open an AI Brief on any result. Core search is free; full AI desk free for 7 days.

Start 7-day free trial - no card Talk to Sales