Section 489B Indian Penal Code
Section 489B of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.
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 1 [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.