IPC → BNS

IPC Section 489E in BNS

IPC Section 489E corresponds to BNS Section 182 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 489E
New provision182
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 182 — Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank- notes

Drafting note. Upper limit of fine is increased from one hundred to three hundred rupees and two hundred to six hundred rupees.

(1) Whoever makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purpose whatsoever, or delivers to any person, any document purporting to be, or in any way resembling, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, any currency-note or bank-note shall be punished with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees. (2) If any person, whose name appears on a document the making of which is an offence under sub-section (1), refuses, without lawful excuse, to disclose to a police officer on being so required the name and address of the person by whom it was printed or otherwise made, he shall be

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Questions this page answers

What is IPC 489E in BNS?

IPC Section 489E is BNS Section 182 — Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank- notes.

Has the provision changed?

Upper limit of fine is increased from one hundred to three hundred rupees and two hundred to six hundred rupees.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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