Indian Penal Code
IPC 489B is now BNS 179.
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes · BNS 179 brings it together with IPC 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258 and 260.
Merged
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVIII
s. 489B
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 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. X
s. 179
Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, 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.
Text from India Code