residence of the appellant. The
Court made reference to the seizure of
counterfeit currency notes from the place of
offence, i.e., residence ... High Court has fallen into
error in holding that recovery of counterfeit
currency was effected from the residence of the
appellant. It was pointed
increasingly our country is becoming
notorious for spiraling number of cases involving counterfeiting of
currency notes, both of our country and foreign countries and stamp ... what he is receiving as a currency note is genuine or a
counterfeited one. Similar is the position regarding stamp papers.
In these appeals
currency notes" other than "Indian Currency Notes
"---Counterfeiting of or possession of counterfeit dollar
bills or dollar notes-- Whether offence under Indian ... s420 read with ss. 511 and 34
IPC for forging and counterfeiting American dollar notes of
20 dollar denomination, by printing 2000 such notes
which read as under:
"489-B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.-
Whoever sells to, or buys or receives ... person or otherwise traffics in or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe
true that the appellant was found in possession of a counterfeit two rupee notes and the accused handed over the note to a friend ... also said that he did not know that these currency notes were counterfeit and he came to know that these currency notes were counterfeit
them conspired and agreed to do the illegal act of counterfeiting of Government stamps and in pursuance of that conspiracy, counterfeited Government stamps and sold ... same and they were also found in possession of the counterfeit stamps and some of them were found in possession of instruments and other materials
186o). SS. 28 and 486.
HEADNOTE:
The respondents were found selling counterfeit Sunlight and
Lifebuoy soaps and were prosecuted under s. 486 of the
Indian ... were mere colourable imitations of the genuine trade mark,
but were not counterfeit and acquitted the respondents.
116
912
Held, that the wrappers and labels
which read as
under :
"489-B. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-
notes. -
Whoever sells to, or buys or receives ... person, or otherwise
traffics in or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit currency-note or
bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe
complaint, the
Complainant has used expressions, such as, Trade Mark,
counterfeiting his Trade Mark etc, in substance the
complainant averred counterfeiting of "property mark ... using a false property mark and of selling goods marked
with a counterfeit property mark. The High Court was Tight
in setting aside the order
them conspired and agreed to do the illegal act of counterfeiting of Government stamps and in pursuance of that conspiracy, counterfeited Government Stamp and sold ... same and they were also found in possession of the counterfeit stamps and some of them were found in possession of instruments and other materials
