Section 489A in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.—
Whoever counter-feits, or knowingly performs any part ... liable to fine. Explanation.— For the purposes of this section and of sections 489B, 489C, 489D and 489E, the expression “bank-note” means a promissory
Section 489D in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
489D. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
Indian Penal
Code, 1860 (Act No.45 of 1860) and under Section 5 and 6 of the Indian
Explosive Substances ... Section 53 of the Penal Code before rendering the said answer. However,
we do not find any reference to Section 45 of the Penal Code
Prevention of
Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act ) and the Indian Penal Code , 1860 ( IPC ).
Although the petitioner was not named ... Section 167(2) CrPC the imprisonment should be for a clear period of
10 years or more.”
This is factually incorrect, inasmuch as Section
120B read with Section 489A , 489C and 489D of the Indian
Penal Code, 1860 (in short the ' IPC ... liable to fine.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section
and of sections 489B, 489C, 489D and 489E the
expression 'bank note' means
charged with
offences punishable under Sections 120B , 489A , 489B and
Section 420 read with Sections 511 and 34 IPC. The prosecu-
tion ... Indian Penal Code(1).
What is more, the expression 'bank note' employed in
sections 489A to 489E of I.P.C. takes
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punishable under section 124A or section 153A or section 153B
or section 295A of the Indian Penal Code ... Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or under
section 489A, section 489B, section 489C or section
489D of that Code, or
(e) habitually commits
Cr.P.C.
Sub-section (4) of Section 82 Cr.P.C., if read, independent of
the other sub-sections of Section 82 ... Section 40 , existing procedures under Section 38 , Section 40 , Section 41
(c) and Section 82 (1) (2) and (3) and Section 83
learned Counsel for the petitioner, however,
contends that the entire Indian Penal Code , including
sections 489-A to 489-D, as at the commencement ... thus
"Criminal law including all matters included
in the Indian Penal Code at the commencement
of this Constitution but excluding offences
against laws
Section 173 ,
Cr.P.C.) was presented before the learned Area Judicial
Magistrate. Since the offences punishable under Sections 489A ,
489B , 489C and 489D , IPC ... Indian Penal Code , under which the appellants have been
held guilty. The relevant excerpts of Sections 489A , 489B , 489C
and 489D , IPC
