488. Punishment for making use of any such false mark: Whoever makes use of any
such false mark in any manner prohibited by the last foregoing section shall, unless he
proves that he acted without intent to defraud, be punished as if he had committed an
offence against that section.
489. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury: Whoever removes,
destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he
may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either,
description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with both.
Of Currency-Notes and Bank-Notes
489-A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes: Whoever counterfeits, or
knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any currency-note or banknote, shall be punished with 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.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section and of Sections 489-B, 489-C and 489-D,
that expression "bank-note" means a promissory-note or engagement for the payment of
money to bearer on demand issued by any person carrying on the business of banking in
any part of the world, or issued by or under the authority of any State or Sovereign Power,
and intended to be used as equivalent to, or as a substitute for money.
Section 489-A to 489-D ins. by the Currency-Notes Foreign Act, XII of 1899, S.2.
489-B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes :
Whoever sells to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics, in or
uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having
reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished with
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.
489-C. 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.
489-D. 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 to 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 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.
489-E. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes: (1)
Whoever makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purposes whatsoever, or delivers