Section 494 Indian Penal Code

Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife. It is under CHAPTER XX (OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE) of the Code.

Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife

Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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Exception.—This section does not extend to any person whose marriage with such husband or wife has been declared void by a Court of competent jurisdiction,

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nor to any person who contracts a marriage during the life of a former husband or wife, if such husband or wife, at the time of the subsequent marriage, shall have been continually absent from such person for the space of seven years, and shall not have been heard of by such person as being alive within that time provided the person contracting such subsequent marriage shall, before such marriage takes place, inform the person with whom such marriage is contracted of the real state of facts so far as the same are within his or her knowledge.

Section 493 Indian Penal Code

Section 493 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage. It is under CHAPTER XX (OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE) of the Code.

Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Section 491 Indian Penal Code

Section 491 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person. It is under CHAPTER XIX (OF THE CRIMINAL BREACH OF CONTRACTS OF SERVICE) of the Code.

Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person

Whoever, being bound by a lawful contract to attend on or to supply the wants of any person who, by reason of youth, or of unsoundness of mind, or of a disease or bodily weakness, is helpless or incapable of providing for his own safety or of supplying his own wants, voluntarily omits so to do, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.

Section 489D Indian Penal Code

Section 489D of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Forgery. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

Whoever makes, or performs any part of the process of making, or buys or sells or disposes of, or has in his possession, any machinery, instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for forging or counterfeiting any currency-note or bank-note, shall be punished with ¹ [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.]

Section 489C Indian Penal Code

Section 489C of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

Possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank-notes

Whoever has in his possession any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, 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.

Section 489B Indian Penal Code

Section 489B of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

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 ¹ [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.

Section 489A Indian Penal Code

Section 489A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes

[Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any currency-note or bank-note, 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.

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Explanation. For the purposes of this section and of sections 489B, ³[489C, 489D and 489E], the expression “bank-note” 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 as a substitute for money.

Section 489 Indian Penal Code

Section 489 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury

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.]

Section 488 Indian Penal Code

Section 488 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Punishment for making use of any such false mark. It is under CHAPTER XVIII (OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS) of the Code.

 Punishment for making use of any such false mark

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.