JUDGMENT (ORAL)

This is an application at the instance of an accused praying for regular bail in connection with the First Information Report being I.C.R.No.Part-A 11214020222051 of 2022 registered with the Kamrej Police Station, District: Surat for the offence punishable under Sections 489(a), 489(b), 489(c), 489(d), 201 read with Sections 406, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The case of the prosecution may be summarized as under;

2.1 One day a secret information was received by the police officers of Kamrej Police Station about the transportation of fake currency notes.

2.2 Acting upon such information, Police Inspector of Kamrej Police Station along with his team reached near Pipodra Canal- Pardi Cut, Opp: Shiv Hotel and accordingly as per the tip-off received, one ambulance van reached there being registration No.GJ-18-U-8912. Upon conducting search of the said van, fake currency notes arranged in six tin boxes were found in the said vehicle.

2.3 One Hitesh Parshottam Kotadia, who is the co-accused in the present offence, was driving the said vehicle with the fake currency notes and considering the huge quantity of the fake currency notes, the driver along with the amb