specific expert
report from Currency Note Press Nasik to this effect that the
currency notes seized, were counterfeit. On behalf of the
appellant ... that the counterfeit currency
notes were sent for forensic examination Currency Note Press
Nasik, but the report of said currency notes Press Nasik
counterfeit currency is unfounded and it is also argued that according to the prosecution, one accused, Shahzadey, was apprehended along with the counterfeit currency ... counterfeit notes recovered from him was given to him by the applicants in the present case, who was dealing in the business of counterfeit currency
Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes
or bank-notes.--Whoever has in his possession any forged
or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing ... currency notes. He is not an expert
to identify the counterfeit notes. Accused had spoken himself that it
happens to be counterfeit currency notes
currency notes to the tune of
` 1,00,000/- i.e. 200 notes in denomination of ` 500/- each were
recovered. The said currency notes were ... information qua genuineness of
the currency notes in question.
Thus, as per PW-2, the currency notes recovered from
Crl. Appeal
possession of
counterfeit currency notes for the purpose of circulating the
same as genuine currency notes. They had shared
counterfeit currency notes with each other ... These currency notes bear the
features which make them easily distinguishable from
genuine currency notes. Many of the currency notes bear the
same serial numbers
found during search, the number of MO1 currency
note was shown as BR300944 which is a currency
note of Rs.500 denomination. It is evident ... counterfeit note without the
knowledge or reason to believe that the
currency note or bank note was forged or
counterfeit and intending
manufacturing forged ten rupee currency notes knowing them to be forged, to purchase or sell forged ten rupee currency notes and that thereby they ... counterfeit ten rupee currency notes, his having been in possession of a proof of a ten rupee currency note printed out of that block
examination of those
seized currency notes. As per his version, he compared the seized
currency notes with genuine currency notes with the help of
various ... currency notes. Thickness of the seized currency notes,
promissory clause, printing colour etc. of the seized currency notes
were not matching with the genuine currency
that Mo.1/Rs.1,000/- currency note found in possession of the
accused was not genuine currency note.
16. Section ... Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes
or bank-notes.--Whoever has in his possession any
forged or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing
fake
currency notes of the denomination of Rs.500/-
each, knowing fully well that those currency notes
were counterfeit notes and intended ... those notes in detail with help of fake note detection machine and
he found that all those notes were fake currency notes and they
were
