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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
property mark affixed to or impressed upon the same or to or upon any case,
package or other receptacle in which such goods are contained, shall, unless he
proves
(a) that, having taken all reasonable precautions against committing an offence
against this section, he had at the time of the commission of the alleged offence
no reason to suspect the genuineness of the mark, and
(b) that, on demand made by or on behalf of the prosecutor, he gave all the
information in his power with respect to the persons from whom he obtained such
goods or things, or
(a) that otherwise he had acted innocently,
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to one year, or with fine, or with both.
trade mark or
property mark
Making a false mark
upon any receptacle
containing goods
487. Whoever makes any false mark upon any case, package or other receptacle
containing goods, in a manner reasonably calculated to cause any public servant
or any other person to believe that such receptacle contains goods which it does
not contain or that it does not contain goods which it does contain, or that the
goods contained in such receptacle are of a nature or quality different from the
real nature or quality thereof, shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent
to defraud, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Punishment for
making use of any
such false mark
488. Whoever makes use of any such false mark in any manner prohibited by the
last foregoing section shall, unless he proves that he acted without intent to
defraud, be punished as if he had committed an offence against that section.
Tampering with
property mark with
intent to cause injury
489. Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark,
intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any
person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Counterfeiting
157
[ 489A. Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process
currencynotes or
banknotes
of counterfeiting, any currencynote or banknote, shall be punished with 158[
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, 489C and
489D, the expression "banknote" 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 a substitute for, money.
Using as genuine a
forged document
489B. Whoever sells to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise
traffics in or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currencynote or bank
note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit,
shall be punished with 159[ imprisonment] for life, or with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall be liable to fine.
Possession of forged
or counterfeit
currencynotes or
banknotes
489C. Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit currencynote or
banknote, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or
counterfeit and intending to use the same as genuine or that it may be used as
genuine, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
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