ORAL ORDER

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Arvind Thakur appearing on behalf of the applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor Mr. Hardik Mehta appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

2. Rule. Learned APP waives service of rule on behalf of the respondent-State.

3. The applicant has filed this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for enlarging the applicant on Regular Bail in connection with FIR being C.R. No. 11191011250315 of 2025 registered with DCB Police Station, Ahmedabad City for the offence punishable under Sections 178, 179, 180, 61 of the BNS Act.

4. Learned advocate for the applicant would submit that considering the role attributed to the applicant, and nature of the allegation levelled, the applicant may be enlarged on regular bail. It is further submitted that since the charge-sheet is filed no useful purpose would be served by keeping the applicant in jail for indefinite period. It is further contended that the applicant is ready and willing to abide by all the conditions that may be imposed by this Court if released on bail.

5. As against the same, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent – State has vehemently objected to the grant of regular bail. Learned APP has submitted that looking to the nature of offence and the role attributed to the present applicant as coming out from the charge-sheet, this Court may not exercise the discretion in favour of the applicant and the application may be dismissed.

6. I have heard learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties and perused the papers. Following aspects are considered:-

i. Allegation being that the accused had dealt in fake currency notes.

ii. The allegation against the present applicant being that he was in contact with the co-accused, who was supplying fake currency notes through courier and whereas, the present applicant had been apprehended when he had gone and received the courier which had contained 373 notes of 100 rupee denomination.

iii.As against the same, it would also appear that the investigation, has revealled that the present applicant may have indulged in this kind of offences in the past also, the investigating officer having found out that the present applicant as and when he used to receive the fake currency notes by courier, he used to sent money to the person who supplied the same which transaction reflects atleast 4 - 5 different transactions of this nature.

iv. Having observed as above, while this Court is of the very firm opinion that the present is a very serious offence inasmuch as, persons, are indulging in the crime of destabilizing the economy by pushing in fake notes in circulation, yet, consideration the applicant is a 19 year old boy without any antecedents and the value of the currency notes coming to around Rs.37,000/- at the most, this Court is inclined albeit with appropriate safeguards.

This Court has taken into consideration the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Sanjay Chandra v. Central Bureau of Investigation reported in [2012] 1 SCC 40.

7. In the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the nature of the allegations made against the applicant in the First Information Report, without discussing the evidence in detail, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that this is a fit case to exercise the discretion and enlarge the applicant on regular bail.

8. Hence, the present application is allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on bail in connection with F.I.R. registered as C.R. No. 11191011250315 of 2025 registered with DCB Police Station, Ahmedabad City, on executing a bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court and subject to the conditions that he shall;

[a] not take undue advantage of liberty or misuse liberty;

[b] not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the