MAJOR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Criminal Appeal No. SB2461 of 2009 brought by Major Singh, S.I. and Criminal Appeal No. SB2463 of 2009 brought by Bhupinder Singh Khatra, DSP are directed against the judgment of their conviction dated 30.9.2009 passed by the court of learned Sessions Judge, Faridkot, vide which they have been held guilty for an offence punishable under sections 193, 201, 466, 471 read with Section 120-B IPC as well as the order on sentence dated 30.9.2009, vide which they have been sentenced for the aforesaid offence as under :- <FRM>JUDGEMENT_795_TLP&H0_2012_1.html</FRM>

(2.) The case brought against them by Police Station, City Faridkot had been registered by way of FIR No. 84 dated 18.6.2002 for an offence punishable under sections 192, 201, 420, 465, 466, 468, 471 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code and sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 12(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (for short, "the Act"). The case of the prosecution can be briefly noticed as under :-

(3.) On checking of the file, Rajbir Singh, ASI, the investigating officer of the case and Mukhtiar Singh, SI/SHO Police Station, Sadar, Faridkot came to know that two pages from each passport were missing.