JUDGMENT

Anuja Prabhudessai, J. - This appeal is directed against the Judgment and Order dated 21st January 2019 in Sessions Case No.420 of 2016, Greater Mumbai.

2. By the impugned Judgment, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, has held the Appellants (hereinafter referred to as the Accused Nos.1 and 2) guilty of offences under Sections 489 (B) and 489 (C ) read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. They have been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for ten years with fine of Rs.10,000/-in default six months for offence under Section 489 and five years with fine of Rs.5,000/- in default three months in respect of offence under Section 489 C read with 34 of Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 15th March 2016 PW-1 Arif Khan police Naik attached to Sion Police Station received secret information that two persons from West Bengal were in possession of counterfeit notes. He passed on the information to PW-5, Mr. Santosh Gaikwad, A.P.I. at Sion Police Station. PW-5 arranged a trap and he along with PW-1 and other police personnel proceeded near Krushna Bhuvan, Bus Depot, Sion. They saw one person offering a note of Rs.1,000/-to a taxi drive