In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dated March 12, 2019, and since the prosecuting CBI was yet to file an appeal against it in the Supreme Court, the accused continues to be lodged at Alwar retention centre. Accused Mohammad Yousuf (65) had come to India along with his wife and children via Thar Express on February 23, 2013. During checking at Munabao railway station, he was found in possession of 60 fake Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500. Of these, 40 were found counterfeit. “As the accused is terminally ill, we requested the court to hear the case. On March 12, the single bench comprising Justice Pankaj Bhandari observed that there was no merit in the appeal filed by the CBI. The court asked CBI to deport the accused and maintained the lower court order of acquittal,” said Chauhan. However, the court had also added a condition that he should be deported if not wanted in another case. “I was told that he is yet to be released even after the court’s order,” Chauhan added.