IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1607 of 2002 Date of Decision: May 18, 2009 Sadhu Ram ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr.B.S.Sidhu,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab ** Sabina, J. Petitioner was convicted under Sections 419 read with Sections 107 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short) vide judgment dated 4.9.1998 by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Faridkot. Vide order of the even date, petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- under Section 419 read with Section 107 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.500/ under Section 465 IPC. Aggrieved by the same, petitioner preferred an appeal and the same was dismissed by the Sessions Judge, Faridkot vide judgment dated 24.7.2002. Hence, the present revision petition. Criminal Revision No.1607 of 2002 -2- The brief facts of the case,as noticed by the appellate Court in para 2 of its judgment, are as under:- “The facts leading to the launching of prosecution against the accused, as un-folded by Punjab Kaur complainant in her complaint/application Ex.PB, are that her father-in-law Bhagwan Singh son of Jawala Singh was owner of 2 kanals 13 marlas of land, situated at village Baggeana. About 20-25 years back, they left village Baggena and shifted to village Banwala Hanwanta, Tehsil Fazilka. Her father-in-law Bhagwan Singh died on 1.5.1975. Accused Sadhu Ram and Amarjit Lal sons of Atma Ram and Gian Devi wife of Darshan Ram in order to grab the above said land of Bhagwan Singh conspired together and forged a sale deed dated 17.1.1991 (Ex.PG) with regard to sale of land 2 kanals 13 marlas of land in their favour by putting up some one, who impersonated as Bhagwan Singh. The said sale deed was attested by Shri Jagdish Maini, Advocate and Darshan Singh accused. On the basis of said complaint/application filed by Punjab Kaur, FIR No.40 dated 27.5.1992 under sections 419/465 etc. IPC was registered against the accused at police station City Faridkot. After the completion of necessary investigation, challan against the appellants-accused Sadhu Ram and Darshan Ram and their co-accused Amarjit Lal and Gian Devi, was presented in the Trial Court.” Learned counsel for the State has placed on record the custody certificate of the petitioners. As per the same, the petitioners have been released on 16.8.2002 after undergoing their sentence on availing one Criminal Revision No.1607 of 2002 -3- year Government remission In view of this, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press this petition. Dismissed as having not been pressed. (Sabina) Judge May 18, 2009 arya