PPC § 489D — Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting

Statutory text (English)

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.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.489D: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 169, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 169) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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