489B. Whoever sells 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 2 *[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. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-note.
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 489B: Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes
Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.
Chapter XVIII — Of Offences Relating to Documents and to 2****property Marks