1. These revisions are preferred against judgment dated 24-10-2006 in Criminal Appeal Nos.119 of 2006, 123 of 2006, 140 of 2006 and 154 of 2006 on the file of VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, East Godavari at Rajahmundry whereunder judgment dated 17-5-2006 in S.C.No.8 of 2006 on the file of I Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajahmundry, is confirmed.

2. Brief facts leading to this revision are as follows:

Sub-Inspector of Police, II Town CCS, Rajahmundry filed Charge Sheet against the revision petitioners and another for offences under Sections 489-B, 489-C, 489-D and 120-B I.P.C. alleging that on 1-4-2000, P.W.4 the then Inspector of CCS, Rajahmundry Town on credible information arrested A.1 at Ambika cool drink shop at about 5 P.M., in the presence of mediators Bhavaraju Sulbbarao (P.W.3) and Patnala Subbarao under suspicious circumstances and seized 3,100 counterfeit currency notes from his possession under the cover of a mediator report. On the confession made by A.1, Inspector of Police, CCS with his staff and mediators proceeded to Modern Rice Mill in Kondaguntur village of Rajanagaram and arrested A.2 to A.7 at about 6-30 P.M., and seized 297 cou