Man Acquitted in Fake Dollar Bill Case; Court Finds No Conscious Possession or Intent to Use: Kerala High Court

In a recent judgment delivered by Johnson John, Judge of the Kerala High Court, the accused in a Section 489C, Indian Penal Code case was acquitted due to insufficient evidence and procedural lapses by the prosecution. The case involved the possession of allegedly counterfeit currency notes, specifically 100 rupee notes and a Dollar note. The accused was suspected of receiving counterfeit currency from certain persons near a tourist bus, where…