Criminal Misc. No. M- 1417 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1417 of 2010 Date of decision:-29.4.2011 Sumer Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Naveen S. Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J. Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 09.1.2010 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Bhiwani whereby the respondents have been acquitted and the appeal of the State has been dismissed. The prosecution case was that on 04.9.1997 an affidavit was submitted in the office of the Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani for taking action against the accused that they have registered a forged and fictitious power of attorney dated 07.4.1997 which bears the photographs of Sumer Singh and Manojbai. The attorney has been scribed in favour of accused Omwati authorizing her to sell land measuring 25 Kanal 11 Marlas owned by them. On investigation Mohinder Singh deed-writer, Vishnu son of Sadhu Singh, Bala wife of Jagdish and Sujan Singh Tehsildar were discharged by the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bhiwani. The trial was faced by the remaining five accused under Sections 419,420,467,468,471 and 120-B IPC. The trial Court acquitted the accused on the ground that complainant had chosen not to appear as witness to Criminal Misc. No. M- 1417 of 2010 -2- corroborate the version of the prosecution case. The evidence of the prosecution was closed vide order dated 18.10.2007 and thereafter all the accused were acquitted on account of lack of evidence and this lacuna cannot be filled up. There is no merit in the revision petition. Dismissed April 29, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE