489A- Counterfeiting currency notes or bank notes:
Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part
of the process of counterfeiting, any currency note
or bank note ... possession of forged and
counterfeited currency notes or bank notes punishable. Possession and
knowledge that the currency notes were counterfeited notes are
necessary ingredients
expression 'Indian
currency note' in place of the expression 'currency note'.
When the expression 'currency note' is interpreted to mean ... currency notes issued by the Govern-
ment of India."
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applicable to currency notes other than Indian currency
notes. And in holding that counterfeiting
follows:
(i) The note in question is a currency note or bank note;
(ii) Such note was forged or counterfeited;
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(iii) The accused ... Shabbir and possession of
counterfeit currency by Naresh connects him to
conspiracy.
(iv) Ramnarayn was arrested with counterfeit
currency notes in the company of Rauf
found in
possession of counterfeit notes, he must be presumed to know that
the notes are counterfeit. If the notes were of such a nature ... country but also to provide adequate protection to
currency-notes and bank-notes. The currency-notes are, inspite of
growing accustomedness to the credit cards
489D , IPC, are as under:
"489A. Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-
notes.-
Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly
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I attest ... Possession of forged or counterfeit
currency-notes or bank-note.-
Whoever has in his possession any forged
or counterfeit currency-note or bank-note, knowing
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
notes. Currency notes, thrown by him on the road, were collected and same were 30 notes of Rs 100/ denomination. The recovered currency notes ... follows:
(i)The note in question is a currency note or bank note;
(ii)Such note was forged or counterfeited;
(iii)The accused
their
possession were counterfeit currency.
13. There is no evidence of any of the appellants having sold
any counterfeit currency note. There is no evidence ... counterfeit currency notes from someone, and that is how they
came into possession of these notes. Normally, one would buy
or receive currency notes from
counterfeit currency notes for their circulation in the market as genuine currency notes and they are returned the value of the said notes less ... counterfeit currency notes besides some papers of the size of the currency notes affixed on the table for printing forged or counterfeit currency notes were
forged or
counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes are:-
i. Proof of the currency-note or bank-note being
forged or counterfeit ... counterfeit currency-notes or
bank-notes.--Whoever has in his possession any forged or counter-
feit currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason
