https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=378750 Knowledge or reason to believe that currency is counterfeit is an essential mental element for an offence involving use, receipt, sale, purchase or trafficking in counterfeit currency. Mere possession or deposit of high-quality counterfeit notes does not by itself establish that element. Where prosecution material provides no basis to attribute the requisite knowledge to an accused, continuation of proceedings constitutes an abuse of process and may be quashed through inherent criminal procedural powers. The proceedings were quashed because the essential element of knowledge was not established. en-us Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:24:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=378750 Knowledge or reason to believe that currency is counterfeit is an essential mental element for an offence involving use, receipt, sale, purchase or trafficking in counterfeit currency. Mere possession or deposit of high-quality counterfeit notes does not by itself establish that element. Where prosecution material provides no basis to attribute the requisite knowledge to an accused, continuation of proceedings constitutes an abuse of process and may be quashed through inherent criminal procedural powers. The proceedings were quashed because the essential element of knowledge was not established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=378750