Overview

• Radhakrishna Addappa pleaded guilty before Special NIA Judge Chakor Baviskar and was fined ₹2,000.
• The court noted he has already spent more than three years in custody, entitling him to a set‑off for time served.
• He is the third accused convicted in the matter, with co‑accused Jasim (Wasim Salim Shaikh) and Ishak Khan earlier receiving sentences of five years seven months ten days and five years, respectively, plus ₹5,000 fines.
• According to the NIA, Addappa handed over counterfeit notes to a co‑accused at a KSRTC bus stand in Gauribidnur, Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka.
• Investigators said the chargesheet filed in January 2020 was built on digital and documentary evidence gathered after the 2019 recovery.