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IPC - SECTION 489A - Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes


Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any currency-note or bank-note, 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.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this section and of sections 489B, 489C, 489D and 489E, the expression "bank-note" means a promissory note or engagement for the payment of money to bearer on demand issued by any person carrying on the business of banking in any part of the world, or issued by or under the authority of any state or Sovereign Power, and intended to be used as equivalent to, or as a substitute for money.
Classification of Offence:
Punishment - Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine - Cognizable - Non-bailable - Triable by Court of Session - Non-compoundable.

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