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Section 489D IPC-Dhara 489D-Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Section 489D IPC-Dhara 489D-Dafa 489D-Making or possessing instruments or materials for forgoing or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes:


1[489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.—Whoever makes, or performs, any part of the process of making, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, instru­ment or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for forging or counterfeiting any currency-note or bank-note, 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.]


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

 

2. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch., for "transporta­tion for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

 

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