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Applicant Jony Kumar, is in judicial custody in Case Crime No. 605 of 2021, under Sections 420, 489A, 489B, 489C, 489D IPC, Police Station Kotwali Gangnahar Roorkee, District Haridwar. He has sought his release on bail.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
3. It is argued that three persons were with alleged recovery counterfeit currency notes from the custody of co- accused Anuj Pratap, printer, ink etc were also recovery. Learned counsel would submit that the co-accused have already been granted default bail. Nobody could file an application on behalf of the applicant, therefore, he could not avail the opportunity of default bail.
4. Learned State counsel would admit that two co- accused have already been granted default bail. But, according to him, counterfeit currency notes were recovered from the possession of the applicant.
5. It is a case of alleged recovery of counterfeit currency notes from the applicant. The possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes in itself is not a offence. What is required to attract Section 489C IPC is that the person keeping such forged or counterfeit currency notes intended to use the same as genuine.