Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes

What this section does

This section creates the offence of counterfeiting coin, Government revenue stamps, currency-notes, or bank-notes, and also covers knowingly performing any part of the counterfeiting process. The section provides detailed explanations of what constitutes 'bank-note', 'coin', and the acts that amount to counterfeiting.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

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Punishment

Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term up to ten years, and also liable to fine.

Triable by

Sessions Court

Cognizable

Yes

Bailable

No

Compoundable

No

Ingredients (what prosecution must prove)

1. The accused counterfeited, or knowingly performed any part of the process of counterfeiting, a coin, a Government revenue stamp, a currency-note, or a bank-note
2. In the case of coin: the accused intended to practise deception or knew deception was likely, and caused a genuine coin to appear like a different coin, or diminished its weight, altered its composition, or altered its appearance
3. In the case of a Government stamp: the accused caused a genuine stamp of one denomination to appear like a genuine stamp of a different denomination

Derived from IPC s.489A.