THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL APPEAL No.33 of 2010 JUDGMENT: This appeal preferred by the State is directed against the judgment, dated 28.02.2004, passed in Sessions Case No.66 of 2002 on the file of the IV Additional District and Sessions Court, Visakhapatnam, stating that the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years imposed on the respondents-accused Nos.2 to 7 for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC by the learned Judge is inadequate. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on receiving information, PW-6-Inspector of Police along with his staff raided the house of P.W-4 in Ex-Service Colony, Sriharipuram, Visakhapatnam, on 20.06.2000, at 2.30 am., where A-1 and A- 2 were found in possession of fake currency notes and also the screen printing instruments and other incriminating material used for printing the fake currency notes; that after issuing warrant of search, seized the contraband articles under the cover of Ex.P-2-mediators report in the presence of mediators. Subsequently, in pursuance of the disclosure statement made by A-1 and A-2, they proceeded to the house of MIG-III bearing No.31-4-32, situate at Rajeevnagar, where they found A-3 in the first room and A-4 in another room situate by the side of the said room. They seized M.Os.17 and 18 fake currency from the room of A-3. They also seized M.Os.33 to 37 i.e., the machinery and other articles used for printing the fake currency notes from A-3 and M.O-32 fake currency notes as well as M.O-31 which are 354 sheets each containing the printing of the currency notes of Rs.100/- printed on one side from the possession of A- 4 under the cover of Ex.P-3-mediator’s report. Subsequently, in pursuance of the confession made by A-3 and A-4, they proceeded to Akkayyapalem where they found A-5 and A-6 in possession of fake currency notes (M.Os.39 to 42) and seized the same under the cover of Ex.P-4-mediator’s report. Further, on 26.06.2000, A-7 was arrested and subsequently, basing on the report of P.W-6, a case in Crime No.57 of 2000 of Malkapuram Crime Police Station, Visakhapatnam was registered. After receipt of expert’s opinion received from FSL stating that the currency notes which were sent for analysis are fake currency notes and they were prepared with computer knowledge, and after completion of the investigation, the charge sheet was filed. During the course of trial, on behalf of prosecution, P.Ws.1 to 8 were examined and Exs.P-1 to P-22 were marked, besides M.Os.1 to 48 and Ex.C-1. On behalf of defence, neither oral nor documentary evidence was adduced. Heard learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the appellant-State and perused the material on record. In fact, earlier, A-4 and A-2, A-3, A-5 to A-7 in the said Sessions Case approached this Court by way of filing Criminal Appeal Nos.504 and 580 of 2004, respectively, challenging the conviction and sentence passed against them by the IV Additional District and Sessions Court, Visakhapatnam, in S.C.No.66 of 2002. This Court, having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellants therein-accused, in its common judgment, dated 29.07.2009, held that the appellants therein-accused are guilty of the said offences alleged against them and the said judgment of the trial Court needs no interference and in those circumstances, confirmed the said conviction and sentence imposed on them by the trial Court. Having considered the submissions made by the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the appellant-State and in the light of the said common judgment, dated 29.07.2009, rendered by this Court in Criminal Appeal Nos.504 and 580 of 2004, it cannot be said that the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the respondents herein-accused by the impugned judgment is inadequate. I see no merits in this appeal and accordingly, the same is dismissed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 15th November 2010 dr