Legal paradox: Man gets relief in fake currency case in Mumbai; life sentence in UP

A Mumbai court discharged a man in a fake currency case. He was already convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the same offense in Lucknow. The judge cited double jeopardy, barring a second trial. Girjesh Yadav’s seven-year Mumbai trial concluded. He will now return to Lucknow to serve his remaining sentence for manufacturing and circulating fake notes.
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