GURCHARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE instant revision petition has been filed against the concurrent judgment of the Courts below holding the petitioner guilty of offence under Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code in FIR No.54 dated 25.8.1999 registered at Police Station Jalandhar Cantt.

(2.) BRIEF facts that would require notice are that an application bearing No.6770 -M dated 18.5.1999 was sent by the Commandant 4th Indian Reserve Btn. to the police to the effect that the petitioner was recruited in the Btn. as a Constable, but lateron, on verification it was found that his Matriculation certificate was forged and, accordingly, enquiry was initiated and in pursuance thereto, he was dismissed from service. On the basis of such application, FIR No.54 dated 25.8.1999 was registered against the petitioner under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 471 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Jalandhar Cantt. After completion of investigations, challan was presented against the petitioner and he was charge -sheeted by the learned Magistrate under Sections 420, 471 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

(3.) THE prosecution, to prove its case, examined PW1 -SI Satnam Singh, PW2 -Neelam Kumari, PW3 -ASI Rajinder Singh, PW4 -ASI Manjit Singh, PW5 -Sukhdev Singh and PW6 -Kamal Singh. After closure of prosecution evidence, the incriminating material was put to the accused/petitioner under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In his statement recorded, the petitioner re -affirmed his innocence. However, no evidence was led in defence.