Counterfeiting Indian currency: Possession unexplained, conviction upheld with reduced sentences.

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....Seizure of large quantity of counterfeit Indian currency notes, determining ingredients u/s 489B of IPC. Interpretation of 'possessing', 'traffic', and 'otherwise trafficking in' terms. Reliance on previous judgments regarding active transportation and burden of proof u/s 106 of Evidence Act when no explanation offered. Appellant found in possession of 71 fake Rs. 500 notes at public place, failed to explain manner of obtaining them. Conviction u/ss 489B and 489C upheld, sentences modified to 5 years RI and Rs. 10,000 fine for 489B, 3 years RI and Rs. 5,000 fine for 489C. Appeal partly allowed by reducing sentences without interfering with conviction order.....