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(iv) It is further the case of the prosecution that the appellant made a disclosure statement proved as Ex PW-5/D and recorded under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1857 admitting that he has been involved in the manufacturing of counterfeit currency. Pursuant to the said disclosure, the appellant got recovered fake currency notes worth Rs. 15,000/- (Ex P-13/1) from the table drawer in the computer room at his residence which was seized vide Ex PW 5/E. The appellant also got recovered from the computer room at his residence two CPU‟s, one Gold Star Monitor, one scanner, one Hp printer, one mouse, one keyboard, one UPS, blade and 110 sheets of printing paper. The said articles were seized vide seizure memo Ex PW-5/F. The seized currency notes and computers parts were sent up for forensic examination. The CFSL report (Ex PW-7/A) revealed that the notes of Rs 15,000/- were fake. The forensic report (Ex PW- 8/A) of computer hard discs disclosed presence of scanned images of Rs 100/- denomination currency notes. According to the prosecution, the police remand of the appellant was granted for one day during which the appellant demonstrated before the police the modus operandi employed by him for scanning and printing of fake currency and as a result thereof, two fake notes(Ex P-13/2 and P-13/3) was prepared by the appellant. Accordingly, a charge under Section 489D IPC was added against the appellant.

24. In view of the above discussion, I am of the opinion that the prosecution has been able to establish beyond doubt that the appellant was found in culpable possession of counterfeit currency and hence, the judgment of the Trial Court with respect to charge under Section 489C of IPC warrants no interference.

RECOVERIES PURSUANT TO DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

25. As per the prosecution, after arrest, the appellant made a disclosure statement (Ex PW-5/D) pursuant to which computer parts employed by the appellant in manufacturing of fake currency as well as counterfeit notes worth Rs 15,000/- were recovered from a table drawer by the police at his residence located at F8, Associates Apartment, IP Extension, New Delhi. The seizure memo of Rs15,000/- was marked Ex PW-5/E and details of the computer articles seized from the appellant‟s house were proved as Ex PW- 5/F. The forensic report, Ex PW-8/A, pertaining to the examination of the computer parts revealed that CPUs were found containing stand images of Rs 100/- note apart from having software for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, scanner software and printer software with the help of which print outs of Rs 100/- were taken.