BNS §178
Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
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489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes.—Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of 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. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section and of sections 489B, 3[489C, 489D and 489E], the 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.
Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, 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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 489A absorbed into BNS 178 (Chapter X coin/currency). Cross-chapter relocation..
Old position
IPC 489A is concerned with Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
New position
BNS 178 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes. Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, currency-note or bank-note, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with
BNS 178 (Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes) preserves the framework of IPC 489A. BNS 178 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 178 text: Whoever...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 178 (Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes) preserves the framework of IPC 489A. BNS 178 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 178 text: Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 489A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 178 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 178 (Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §489A → BNS §178 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/178.
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