CHAND SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant was convicted for an offence under Section 165-A, Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months by the Special Judge, Faridkot on 18th May, 1983. He has preferred his appeal aging his conviction and sentence.

(2.) THE prosecution case as set up at the trial was that a case under Section 43/506, Indian Penal Code, was registered against the appellant SC 56 therein that the accused persons had burn bundles of wheat sieves and certain other articles belonging to Gurdev Singh, complainant (D.W 1) The accused of that case made an application to the Dy. S.P. Muktsar for an enquiry by him as they were innocent.

(3.) AT the trial, the appellant denied the prosecution allegation and his version is as follows:-