Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Indian Paper Currency Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Indian Paper Currency Act, 1882 (20 of 1882) Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Indian Penal Code, ss.489A to 489E-Whether applicable to "currency notes" other than "Indian Currency Notes"-Counterfeiting of or possession of counterfeit dollar bills or dollar notes- Whether offence under Indian Law. Indian Paper Currency Act 1822, s.2-'Currency Note'-Definition- Whether can be imported into ss.489A-489E, l.P.C. Words & Phrases-'Currency note'-Meaning of.The respondents were charged with offences punishable under s.120B, 489A, 489C and s420 read with ss.511 and 34 IPC for forging and D counterfeiting American dollar notes of 20 dollar denomination, by printing 2000 such notes. Respondents 1 and 2 were further alleged to have been in possession of 148 forged currency notes knowing the same to be forged, with intent to use these forged notes as genuine.The accused-respondents contended before the Sessions Court that a charge node.-.. 489A and 489C of the IPC could be lawfully levelled only in the case of counterfeiting of 'Indian' currency notes and not in the case of counterfeiting of 'foreign' current-y notes. The Sessions Court upheld the aforesaid contention and discharged the accused-respondents. The High Court also confirmed the aforesaid order of discharge. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.P. Thakkar |
Neutral Citation | 1986 INSC 243 |
Petitioner | State Of Kerala |
Respondent | Mathai Verghese & Ors. |
SCR | [1987] 1 S.C.R. 317 |
Judgement Date | 1986-11-19 |
Case Number | 26 |
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