In Brief
Six appellants were convicted of distributing counterfeit currency notes under the Indian Penal Code. The High Court upheld their convictions, prompting this appeal to the Supreme Court. The Court confirmed the convictions were correct but found the appellants were merely small-time carriers, not masterminds of the counterfeiting scheme. Since all had served over 18 months in prison and given their limited role and economic circumstances, the Court reduced their sentences to time already served and ordered their immediate release from custody.
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