RAKESH TIWARI, J. - (1.) WE have heard Sri Shailendra Nath Tripathi, Amicus Curiae, appearing on behalf of the appellants, learned A.G.A. for the State,and perused the record.
(2.) SINCE all the connected appeals emanate from the common judgment and are entwined by same facts and law, therefore, they are being heard together and decided by this judgment. Brief facts culled out from record are that on 26.6.2006 when Station Officer, Sri Ashok Solanki of Police Station- Gajraula, District-J.P. Nagar was patrolling with police party, he received an information at about 10.30 a.m. that fake currency notes are being printed in "Ashirvad Advertizing" Shop situated near Surya Guest House, and if immediate action is taken, the persons printing the counterfeit currency notes can be caught red handed in the act. Request by the police party was made to many a persons to be a witness, but no body in the public cooperated. Ultimately, the Station Officer along with his team namely Subodh Saxena-S.I., Ompal Singh- HCP, Ompal Singh- Mukhya Arachhi, Lokesh- Constable, Sanjeev Kumar- Constable, Ram Kumar-Constable, Abid Ali-Constable, Satendra Kumar-Constable, Daya Chand Sharma-Constable and Rajiv Sirohi-Constable after searing each other's person, went to the "Ashirvad Advertising" shop at about 11.00 A.M. On opening the sliding door they in the light illuminating the shop saw the accused persons inside it, who were busy in different process of printing, sorting and bundling of counterfeit notes. The accused persons were arrested by the police and inquiry was made from them.
(3.) THE person operating the computer revealed his name as Manikant, S/O Ghasiram, R/O Village-Majhaula, P.S.-Gajraula, District-J.P. Nagar, the person taking out the printed notes gave his name as Pradeep Sharma, S/O Sri Kashi Ram Sharma, R/O Village-Hasangarh, P.S.-Saidangali, District-J.P. Nagar, whereas the person cutting the notes identified himself as Hairi Mathins, S/O Sri Rosha Mathins, R/O Mohalla-Subhash Nagar, District-Bareilly, whereas the person involved printing the counterfeit notes in the shop told his name as Pintu Saini, S/O Sri Har Kishan Saini, R/O Village-Katai, P.S.-Gajraula, District- J.P. Nagar and the last person who was stacking the counterfeit notes in bundle claimed himself to be Anurag Sharma, S/O Sri Keshav Sharan Sharma, R/O Mohalla-Kayasthan, P.S.- Hasanpur, District-J.P. Nagar. It was revealed by the accused persons that about fifty lacs rupees of counterfeit currency notes was to be printed out of which only about Rs.1,78,500/- of notes could be printed when the shop was raided by the police.;