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Principle: Whoever tenders to any other person counterfeit coins or currency which he knows to be…

Knowingly tendering a currency note as genuine after having been told it is counterfeit is an offence under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly…

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Principle: Whoever tenders to any other person counterfeit coins or currency which he knows to be counterfeit, commits an offence. Factual Situation: A was an employee in a private company. One day while depositing some money at the bank, handed over to him by the Company's cashier, the bank's cashier identified a 100 rupee note as counterfeit and returned it to A. Then A went to a hotel, ordered lunch and handed over the counterfeit 100 rupee note at the hotel so as to get rid of it. The hotel manager identified the note as counterfeit and informed the police.

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Knowingly tendering a currency note as genuine after having been told it is counterfeit is an offence under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 489B IPC) regardless of the motive merely to be rid of it, so "A is guilty as he tried to pass on a counterfeit note knowing it to be counterfeit."

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