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3. FIR No. 632/98 under Section 489-C & 120-B, IPC, PS-Jind, Haryana (trial pending).
4. FIR No. 310/2002 under Section 379/420, IPC, PS-Sampla, Distt. Rohtak, Haryana (trial pending).

8. For an offence under Section 489C IPC, the maximum sentence is 7 years, or with fine or with both. Whereas in the present case and in the other case only 3 years sentence with fine has been awarded. Since fake currency is in large circulation in our country and the sentence awarded to the applicant in each case is based on different facts and relates to difference police stations, in my view, the sentence are not on the higher side and should run Page 2559 consecutively keeping in view the antecedents of the applicant. However, while dealing with this application, no detailed comments can be made on the merits of the two appeals.