Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVIII: Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks · Of property and other marks
Section 489: Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
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.] [Of currency-notes and bank-notes
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 489
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