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Umashanker vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 5 October, 2001

In case of Umashanker v. State of Chhattisgarh (AIR 2001 SC 3074), the accused aged 18 years a student was alleged to have been paid fake currency note of Rs. 100/- to a shop-keeper, 13 more such fake currency notes were received from him but there was no material brought on record to show that accused had requisite mens rea. It was held that merely on the basis of evidence of shop-keeper and other witnesses that they were able to make out that currency notes alleged to have been given to shop-keeper was fake, mens rea cannot be presumed. There was no specific question with regard to currency note being fake put to accused. Hence he was acquitted by the Hon'ble apex Court.
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