JUDGMENT

1. This Appeal is preferred under Sec. 374 of Cr.P.C., challenging the judgment and order dtd. 15/3/2019, passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-6, Nashik, in Sessions Case No.145 of 2009, convicting the appellant for the offence punishable under Sec. 489(c) read with 34 of Indian Penal Code ("IPC', for short), and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay fne of Rs.25,000.00, and in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for one year.

2. The case of the prosecution is as follows: Senior P.I. Mr.A.T. Powar attached to Gangapur Police Station, Nashik received information to the effect that some persons are indulging in counterfeiting the currency notes in a shop named as, "Mobile World' owned by one Sanjay Varma situated at D'souza Colony, Near Swami Samarth Chowk, Gangapur road, Nashik, and the counterfeit currency notes are being circulated. On receipt of the information, he summoned police offcers on 19/11/2008 and informed them about the information received by him. Panchas were called and they were appraised about the information received by him. Thereafter, the police offcers and the panch witnesses visited the said shop. One p