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JAMMU: In the first case of Jammu District regarding fake Rs. 2000 currency note, 3rd Additional Munsiff Jammu Meyank Gupta on Monday rejected the bail application of Rajiv Sharma, son of Late Sham Lal Sharma, resident of H. No. 602, Arewali Gali, Subash Nagar, Jammu.
According to the police case, complainant Jagdish Raj on 21st November, 2016 lodged a written report at Police Post Sarwal alleging that he is running a vegetable shop at JDA Complex New Plot Jammu and on the aforesaid date at about 8.00 PM, two persons namely Rajeev Sharma (the accused herein) and Vasharat Mangotra came to the shop for purchasing vegetables, etc. The complainant asked them to pay the bill and accordingly they gave Rs. 2000 note to the complainant which on scrutiny was found to be fake. At the same inatant, both persons started running and were caught by complainant and other persons, and the police was called. On this information, FIR No. 179/2016 for the commission of offences under section 489-B and 489-C RPC was registered.
3rd Additional Munsiff Jammu Meyank Gupta after hearing CPO Jawaid Ahmed Khawaja with Senior PO Manmohit, observed that Government in order to curb the fake notes and black money has come up with new currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 2000, which are made available only through banks. It is prima-facie clear from the police report and CD file that the applicant / accused herein has admitted that he has given the aforesaid Rs 2000 currency note to the other co-accused and both went to the shop of the complainant for buying the vegetables and when the complainant became doubtful regarding the same being genuine, both accused tried to run away and were caught by the public and handed over to the Police. From the perusal of the police report and CD file, it is revealed that though the investigation is still in progress yet the source of aforesaid alleged fake note has not been ascertained by the Police as both accused have not revealed from whom they got this note. It is also revealed from the CD file that the alleged fake note has been sent to FSL for examination and its report is still awaited. Moreover, still it has to be established, how and in which circumstances the accused / applicant herein came in possession of alleged fake currency note so that the menace of fake currency already prevalent in our country can be curb. Since the investigation in the present case is still in progress and there are strong acquisitions against the accused and other co-accused which prima facie shows their involvement in grave, heinous and serious offence of counterfeiting the currency notes, at this stage, the applicant can’t be enlarged on bail. With these observations court rejected the bail application.
