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Supreme Court of India · 2011-08-10

C. Ronald & Anr vs State, U.T. Of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Citation / case number
AIR 2011 SC (SUPP) 673
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
C. Ronald & Anr
Respondent
State, U.T. Of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Bench
Markandey Katju, Chandramauli Kr. Prasad

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of C. Ronald and R. Anil Kumar for offenses related to the possession and use of counterfeit currency under Section 489B and Section 489C IPC. The Court clarified that while the High Court can re-evaluate evidence in appeals against acquittal, it must respect the trial court's findings unless they are unreasonable or perverse. The Court found that the High Court had sufficient grounds to reverse the acquittal based on the evidence of fake currency notes recovered and the circumstances surrounding their use.

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