<h1>Counterfeit currency smuggling: prosecution for cross border conspiracy and use of postal and banking channels leads to convictions.</h1> Criminal liability is established for conspiring to smuggle high quality counterfeit Indian currency from Malaysia into India, prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Investigations revealed a parcel containing counterfeit notes, use of postal and banking channels to exchange counterfeit for genuine currency, involvement of local residents with a Malaysian collaborator who became an absconder, and evidentiary links from recovered items and accommodation stays.