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.