Section 489BUsing as genuine a forged document

s. 489B

489B. Using as genuine a forged document 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 [imprisonment] for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall be liable to fine.

1. 150. The word “imprisonment” was substituted, for the word “transportation” by section 21 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XLI of 1985).