Forgery of currency notes

Every person who forges or counterfeits or alters any currency notes, or any word, figure, mark, sign, signature or facsimile upon or attached to any such note, or offers, utters, disposes of or puts off any currency note, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited or altered, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ten years.