09 August,2023 12:35 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a man to seven years rigorous imprisonment for possessing counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 1.75 lakh.
Additional Sessions Judge A N Sirsikar, in the order passed on August 2, also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on the accused - Mohammad Babar Serajul Ali (27).
A copy of the order was made available on Wednesday.
The prosecution told the court that on December 29, 2017, the accused was found in possession of counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 1.75 lakh and arrested the same day.
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He got the notes from two persons - Mehaboob Jalauddin Shaikh and Alam Jalauddin Shaikh - who have been absconding, the court was told.
The court ordered that the period of sentence already undergone by the accused in jail be set off.
The accused appeared through advocate Sagar Kolhe and filed an application pleading guilty, the court said.
The judge said the prosecution has successfully proved all the charges against the accused beyond reasonable doubts, for which he needs to be convicted and sentenced.
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On August 6, a court in Navi Mumbai sentenced two men to two years of rigorous imprisonment for assaulting an on-duty policeman.
Assistant Sessions Judge K R Deshpande of the Belapur court on Monday found the accused Sachin Ravindra Shikare (44) and Naresh Popat Kaleti (45) guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
The court sentenced them to two years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each.
Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) E B Dhamal informed the court that on January 21, 2016, a police constable intercepted the accused at a checkpoint in Vashi suspecting them to be chain snatchers.
The duo, however, did not stop their motorcycle and sped past the policeman. The constable gave chase, caught them, and attempted to stop them.
The accused verbally abused the constable, tried to run him over with the two-wheeler and physically assaulted him. Other police personnel were alerted about the attack, and the duo was subsequently arrested.
Five witnesses, including the constable and his associate, were examined during the case proceedings. (Agencies)
