One of the biggest outcomes of demonetisation was the respect for currency notes among one and all. Many started keeping less cash and depositing currency of all denominations to the bank. Several people wrote to us about banks not accepting soiled and torn notes, which made us explore the truth behind the move. Stapling of currency notes was a reason for currency notes to develop tear, something that The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) started discouraging with a the de-stapling process in 1996 in order to minimise damage to currency notes.