IPC §489D → BNS §181
Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes
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489D. 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 in 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 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.]
Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, die, or 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 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 489D absorbed into BNS 181. Cross-chapter relocation..
Old position
IPC 489D is concerned with Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes
New position
BNS 181 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, die, or instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having
BNS 181 (Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes) preserves the framework of IPC 489D. BNS 181 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 181 (Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes) preserves the framework of IPC 489D. BNS 181 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 181 text: Whoever makes or mends, or performs any part of the process of making or mending, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, die, or 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 489D continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 181 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 181 (Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, 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 §489D → BNS §181 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/ipc/489D.
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