Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 243 · Decided 19 November 1986
State of Kerala v. Mathai Verghese & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 243 · [1987] 1 S.C.R. 317
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 26/1978
- Decided
- 19 November 1986
- Bench
- M.P. THAKKAR, S. NATARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 489Ato489, 511, 34, 489Ato489E, 489A, 489C; Constitution Article 134(1Xc)
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, ss.489A to 489£-Whetherapplicab/e 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 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 l and 2 were further alleged to have been in possession of
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