Section 489C IPC-Dhara 489C-Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489C IPC-Dhara 489C-Dafa 489C-Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes: 

¹[489C. Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.—Whoever has in his possession any forged or counter­feit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.]

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

 

Punishment—Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Court of Session—Non-compoundable.

 

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1. Added by Act 12 of 1899, sec. 2.