1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 679 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 662 OF 2009 Mohammad Shabbir s/o. Md. Khurshid Shaikh ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. M.K. Kocharekar i/b. Rajeev Sawant for the Applicant Mr. S.V. Gajare APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. Dated :- 7th September, 2009. PC : Criminal application is filed for bail against the order dated 18.05.09 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge convicting the accused for the offence punishable under Section 489(b) for the period of three years R.I. and fine of Rs. 1,000/- i/d. to suffer R.I. for two months and under Section 489(c) sentence to suffer R.I. for three years. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the evidence produced before the Sessions Court is not sufficient and on the point of recovery the amount counterfeit with him i.e. seven currency notes of Rs.500/- denomination is also not cogent. He has undergone period of one 2 year of the sentence and so he be bailed out. The offence under Section 489(b) & (c) is of counterfeiting against the currency of the nation. The applicant has undergone only one year of the sentence, the Court has not inclined to allow the bail application for this reason. (MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)