Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 182
Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes
In one line
BNS Section 182 deals with making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes and replaces IPC 489E.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182(1) | Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. | Fine of 300 rupees. | Non-cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
| 182(2) | On refusal to disclose the name and address of the printer. | Fine of 600 rupees. | Non-cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 182
182. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
(1) Whoever makes, or causes to be made, or uses for any purpose whatsoever, or delivers to any person, any document purporting to be, or in any way resembling, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, any currency-note or bank-note shall be punished with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees.
(2) If any person, whose name appears on a document the making of which is an offence under sub-section (1), refuses, without lawful excuse, to disclose to a police officer on being so required the name and address of the person by whom it was printed or otherwise made, he shall be punished with fine which may extend to six hundred rupees.
(3) Where the name of any person appears on any document in respect of which any person is charged with an offence under sub-section (1) or on any other document used or distributed in connection with that document it may, until the contrary is proved, be presumed that the person caused the document to be made.
What changed from the IPC
- IPC 489E → BNS 182: Upper limit of fine is increased from one hundred to three hundred rupees and two hundred to six hundred rupees.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 182 in the IPC?
BNS Section 182 (Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes) replaces Section 489E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 489E is now BNS 182.
What is the punishment under BNS 182(1)?
Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes – punishable with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
What is the punishment under BNS 182(2)?
On refusal to disclose the name and address of the printer – punishable with fine which may extend to six hundred rupees. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 182 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 182(1), 182(2). Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
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- BNS 184 — Using Government stamp known to have been before used
- BNS 185 — Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used
- BNS 186 — Prohibition of fictitious stamps
- BNS 187 — Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law