Karnataka Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Selling Fake Currency

On August 18, 2025, a Karnataka-based man named Radhakrishna Addappa was sentenced to 3 years in jail by a special NIA judge for his role in a counterfeiting case. Addappa had pleaded guilty to the charges, which included criminal conspiracy, selling or buying of counterfeit currency, and common intention.

The court also imposed a fine of ₹2,000 on the convict. However, since Addappa has already spent over 3 years in jail, he is entitled to a set-off for the time he has already served under detention.

Addappa was among the three accused charge-sheeted by the NIA in this case in January 2020, based on various incriminating digital and documentary evidence collected during the investigation. The case relates to the recovery of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth ₹82,000 in the denomination of ₹500 back in 2019.

In separate judgments, the NIA special court had earlier sentenced Addappa's co-accused, Jasim alias Wasim Salim Shaikh and Ishak Khan, to 5 years and 7 months, and 5 years of rigorous imprisonment, respectively, along with a ₹5,000 fine on each.

Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the court noted that there were no prior antecedents of such offences against the accused, Radhakrishna Addappa. The prosecution acknowledged the seriousness of the offences, which are considered a threat to the country's economy, but left the final decision to the court.