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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Criminal Appeal No 147 of 2021
(Arising out of SLP (Crl) No 1537 of 2020)
A Abdul Salam .... Appellant(s)
Versus
State of Kerala ....Respondent(s)
O R D E R
1 Leave granted.
2 This appeal arises from a judgment and order of a learned Single Judge of the
High Court of Kerala dated 26 September 2019 in Criminal Appeal 1194 of 2006.
3 The appellant was the sole accused in Sessions Case No 192 of 2004 and was
convicted of offences under Sections 489B and 489C of the Indian Penal Code
18601. He has been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for a period of five years
and to a fine of Rs 5,000 with a default sentence of one year’s simple
imprisonment.
4 The case of the prosecution is that on 23 September 1998, the appellant was
apprehended at about 1.10 pm in Kasaragod when he was found to be in
possession of 100 counterfeit currency notes, each of a denomination of Rs 100
and that he was in possession with the intent of transferring them to prospective
beneficiaries. In support of the prosecution, among other witnesses, PW-1, who
1 “IPC”
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is the Head Constable, who accompanied the detecting officer was examined in
evidence. The currency notes, as mentioned in the mahazar (Exhibit P-3) were
shown to be counterfeit. The expert’s report established that the notes were
counterfeit. The conviction which was rendered by the Sessions Court was
confirme...