DALIP SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) APPELLANT Dalip Singh was tried by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat in a case FIR No. 61 dated 25.01.1998 registered at Police Station Model Town Panipat under Sections 420, 511, 467, 468, 471, 474, 489A, 489C IPC.

(2.) THE trial Court charged the Appellant for offences punishable under Sections 420/511 IPC, 489A and 489C IPC. After conclusion of the trial, the Court vide its judgment dated 20th December, 2001, acquitted the Appellant of offences under Section 420/511 and 489A IPC, but convicted him under Section 489C IPC for possession of forged currency notes and vide an order dated 21st December, 2001 sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year.

(3.) PROSECUTION examined HC Ram Kumar as PW -1, who stated that the currency notes and articles were taken in police possession vide memo Ex.P1. He is an attesting witness to the recovery memo. Inspector Randhir Singh PW -3 had prepared a report submitted under Section 173 Code of Criminal Procedure SI Pawan Kumar PW -4 was the Investigating Officer.