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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 489B in BNS

§ 489B IPC§ 179 BNS

Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes. Section 489B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes) corresponds to Section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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