JUDGMENT

Arvind Singh Chandel, J. - The instant appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 17.5.2006 passed by the Sessions Judge, Raipur in Sessions Trial No.391 of 2000, whereby the Appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under:

2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that Ashok Kumar Yadav (PW2) was owner of Sourabh Petrol Pump, Tilda. On 8.3.2000 at about 8:30 AM, the Appellant came to the petrol pump in a vehicle Tata Sumo bearing registration No.MH 02 L 8288 and got 15 litres diesel filled in the vehicle and gave 3 currency notes of Rs.100/- each. The pump operator after deducting Rs.240/- for the diesel refunded him Rs.60/-. Thereafter, the pump operator found that those 3 notes of Rs.100/- were forged currency notes. Then he gave a written intimation (Ex.P1) to the Police Station Nevra. Those 3 cur