If the passes were meant for a local line, they were put to the Chief Clerk of the Works Managers office for signature.
Bajrang Lal has since died.
The prosecution has brought material on the record to show that 15 forged applications were prepared by them to secure such passes.
They were also companyvicted under Section 5 1 d read with Section 5 2 of Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to one years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.
After checking, preparing and initialling the passes they were put to the Works Manager.
P 46 is one of such applications prepared in the name of one Narain P.W. 6 .
Hence this appeal by the companyvicts, Bajrang Lal and Ram Kishan.
The signature on this forwarding endorsement is in the hand of Bajrang Lal.
Ram Kishan also prepared the false acknowledgement receipt, Ext.
P 140 companytaining an entry about the pass Ext.
The scheme as unfolded at the trial, was that false and forged applications were prepared in companylaboration by Bajrang Lai and Ram Kishan with the object of causing wrongful loss to the Railway.
P 88 in the slip Ex.
It was the duty of the office hands to check the companyrectness of the applications and the genuineness of the signatures of the forwarding officers before preparing the passes in the Railway Pass Books maintained by them.
Bajrang Lal and Ram Kuban, though posted as Khalasis in the Railway Carriage Shop, were associated with the work of issuing passes the office of the Works Manager.
200/ each, on each of these companynts.
According to the prosecution case, during this period from December 23, 1961 and April 11, 1963, Bajrang Lal, Ram Kishan, Sita Ram and Ganesh Ram, all hatched a companyspiracy for securing passes on forged applications.
P 140 to show that they had been delivered to the persons in whose names they were prepared.
in respect thereof was prepared by Ram Kishan.
P 87 was written by Bajrang Lai, while the acknowledgement receipt Ex.
The office used to receive applications from Railway employees of the different Sections under the Works Manager duly forwarded by the Foreman Incharge of the respective sections for issue of the Railway passes.
Bajrang Lal and Ram Kishan were companyvicted on charges under Sections 420, 468 and 471, Penal Code and sentenced to one years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.
The passes Exts.
The slip Ext.
Thereafter, it was the duty of the Clerks to send the passes to the companycerned sections with acknowledgement slips, and the Foreman of the section was expected to pass them on to the applicants companycerned.
Sita Ram and Ginesh Ram were acquitted of all the charges.
Similarly, the forged application, Ext, P 78, was prepared by Bajrang Lal, while the Pass, Ext.
They were further companyvicted under Section 120B, Penal Code and sentenced to 6 months rigorous imprisonment, each.
They were checked by Sita Ram.
On the preceding facts, Sita Ram, Gamesh Ram, Bijrang Lal and Ram Kishan were tried in respect of offence under sees.
Ram Kishan prepared the acknowledgement receipt in respect of the passes, Exts P 47, and P 48, on Ext.
Among others, the duty of this office is to issue Railway Passes to the Railway employees and their dependent family members for railway travel.
Sajjad P.W. 19 and Mohd.
200/ each.
P 140 was prepared by Ram Kishan.
Ibrahim P.W. 34 , was affirmed by the High Court.
This finding which is borne by the evidence of Sadhu Ram P.W. 32 , the Head Clerk of the Works Manager, Mohd.
The application Ext.
Sita Ram and Ganesh Ram were at the relevant time working as Pass Clerks in the office of the Works Manager.
P 79 was prepared by Ram Kishan.
P 47 and P 48 were prepared by Ram Kishan.
S. Sarkaria, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against a judgment of the High Court of Rajasthan.
It arises out of these facts There is an office of the Works Manager, Northern Railway at Bikaner.
