I N HE HlGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA v. Pelit ioner

55 r r Crim inalRevision No390 of2005 1 I N HE HlGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH Crim inalRevision N01390 of2005 Dat e of Decision 18112010 VERSUS Pelit ioner JaswinderSingh St at eI f Punj ab W 0 0 I C5 I Z C4 I Z 00 Z CORAM HONJ3LE MR JUSTI CE ANJI NDAL rCSCI l l l Punchhi Aclvocalc for lhe pet iI ioner lvlrAm il ChaudharyAsst l Advocale Gcneral Punj ab t he 8 8 87I lrlt LlNJI NDAL J in t he passportand elnbarkat ioncard havedraggedllle herein rcferred t hc accusedJll lce l ploscciit ioil On t rial vidc dat cd 26072003 passcdbySub Divisal Judicial Aj nala llC was convict cdand sent cncedt o undergorigorous for a periodof t wo years and t o pay a flne of Rs300lndcr Scclion 419 I lC and rigorous for a periodofone year and t o pay a fillc of Rs001 undcr Sect ion 471 TPC I I is aploealrias clism isscclon 041372005 C The fact ual m alrix of t he case is t hal t he accused I iI as illt nd in of a 13rilish i n t he nam e of Kanivaljil SinghJando bcaringNo036211542 dat cd 2301999 t ickcl boardingpass and enlbarkat ioncard I vit h an int ent ion t o go Turkm enist an When he beforc Munish Anand OfOcer fclr cI earance t hen t hc I allcr checking n o li c c cl t hal lhc at ival sl2I lnpof Raj aSansi A irpor Anit a 2012.10.31 13: 14 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 56 Crim inal Revision No1390 of2005 2 Am rilsardaled1002001was and lhe signat ureof lhe accusedon lhepassportin and t he em barkat ioncard also did not t ally On it cam e t o lightt hat t he accused was originallyJaswinder However t he passporlissued in t he nanle of Kanivaljil Singh Jandu was bearing his He filrlher disclosed t hat hc had t hls passportlhroughonc Lakhi t ravelagentby payinga sum of 1 r 0 0 Rs000001 He had also passpoilail t iclcl as well as t iclrel 01 Am rit sar The OOllcer t ook lhe aforesaiddoculnenls inlO vide a seizure m em o ot her art icles He furt heisent C5 ruqat o t hepolicest at ion on t hebasisof which FlR ExlB was hit n and t he coinm enccd Z Ct I t 3 Z 7 Z Qm WlS bya reporlunder Seclion 73 CrPC Theaccusedwas challaned under Sect ions 419 420 468 and 471 I PC t o which he nol guilt yandclaim ed t rial l n order t o subst ant iat et hechargcs1le exam ined MunishAnand 0cer 6PWl and Asst Sub I nspect orlqbal Singh2W21 Whenexam ined under Seclion 313 CrOC t he accuseddenicd all lhcallcgaionsand his false im plicat ionin t he case On t rial t he accused n7as conviclecl and sent cnced HisapI oealwlas also dism issed r While opcninglhe argum ent sit has been cont ended by MrSandeepPunchlli counsel for t he t hat in order t o est ablisht he guiltagainstt he accused il was on lhc parloft he t o I ead sufOcienlevidence for provinghis com plicit y in t he com lTlI SS1011 of crim c ExccptMunish Anand 6PWl9and ASl Anit a 2012.10.31 13: 14 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document lqbalSingh 57 W Crim inal Revision Nol390 of2005 3 6PW2 no ot herwilness has been exat nined Even lravel agenl lhrough I vlloln he has lhe passportand t he einbarkat ioncard has notbcen exam ined t hcreforet he benelltofdoubt should be ext endedt o t he accusecl 10 t hccont rary while t akingm e t hllought hc j uclgm cnland t he cliclcnccrccordcd bylhe t rial Courl learncd St at ecouilsclllas st iesseclt llat t hc convict ion recorded by bot h t he Court s below does not suggest2U1V suchint erfcrcnce Having scrulinizcd t he record of t hc casc bolh t he Courls 11lolv havc CCOrdcdt he fact t hat lhc ziccuscdwhilc cariI it lga passporlI il llle I lam c of Kanwaljit SinghJandLl over which I lis 014i1 has been fixed alongwilhan em barkalion card ilI ellt l9 llle 3117rt well t hat he was not Kanwalj itSinghJandu and hc at l int cnt ion lo go abroad lnade an efforl t o cheal t he passport aut hclrics t he aforesaid docum ellls air licket I 3olh t he I vilncsseshavc also st at ed lhal passport bI 2lccuseddicl ilol bclclnglo hiiTl and his nalne w21S llol Sillgll Jililclu Thcyhavc also st at edt hal t he accuseddishoncslly21i111iat ldllleill I liI ill a m ot ilc t o t ravel abroad t ried t o t hrow dust in t he cyes of t he airpcoil aut horit ies Munish Anand PWl rcit erat edlhe as m ent ioned him in lhc applicaI oflwhile t eslifyingt llat t he acciscd had iellealecll1is nam cas laswindcr SingllSOll of Mukhliar Singhresiclenlof villageJodha NagriDisll Anlrillsar Duringhis invest igalit lnlle llas A11t helsl2lt ecilllal t llc ccllsccl had iclinillcd before hiin t hat lhal Lhc passllt 1rlwas Slippllcdlo 1 Q 0 0 I C5 I Z I Z f 7 Z t l t him by one Lakhl 1csit lentof Nakod21rRoad near Marble shopJalarlclhal Anit a 2012.10.31 13: 14 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh of Rs000001 This prosecut ionVerSlOll SlalldS JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 58 m Crim inal Revision No1390 of2005 4 lllc st alcilleilt ol accused under Sect ion 313 CrI C 9r I leieiil I le h21S st alccl lhat his ilalne nol Kanwalj itSinghJandu but llc is aclt lalll Jaswinder Singh Since t he forgecldoculnent hacl conle 00111lhe t he accused and he beingbeneliciaryunder lhc said clcuillenls had presenledt he sanle before Munish Ailarld 6PWl t lleieie 110 furt herevidence was t o prove lhc offcncesfor which I I e has bccn chargedWit hout furt herdelvingdeepint o t he evidcnce it is obscrvcd I llt lt bot h t he Court s loelow have t he evidence I ll lhc right NcI st lcll illcgalit y11111CillcSS lrregulanlyor apparcntOll t hc rccord which m ay cause any prej udicc10 t he accused has I occnpoint cdoul of evidence at t his rcvislonal slagc1Sllot lhis j oelilionI oclllgclcvoid o f anv lneril I S disinisscc 182010 nlaint a4l 1 Judge m 0 0 0 I C9 I Z I Z QO 7 Z Llm e r c 1 Anit a 2012.10.31 13: 14 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of 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