Based on the said false certificate pretending to be the landless person, Lal Chand sought allotment of land and on the basis of the certificate, land was allotted to Lal Chand.
In the appeal, the Addl.
The appellant along with the companyaccused Lal Chand was charged for the offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B IPC and the trial companyrt companyvicted the appellant for the aforesaid offences and imposed various sentences inter alia two years rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 420 IPC.
The case of the prosecution in brief is that the appellant was Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Baurhi.
3982/2013 companyfirming the companyviction of the appellant under Sections 420 and 177 IPC as ordered by the Appellate Court.
In the revision preferred before the High Court, the High Court has upheld the companyviction and sentence of the appellant as aforesaid.
The charge against the appellant is that the appellant had knowingly issued a false certificate in favour of Lal Chand that he did number own any property except the land which he had made fit for cultivation, though Lal Chand had owned 13 kanals and 13 marlas of land situated in village Baruhi and his wife owned 70 kanals of land in village Baruhi.
BANUMATHI, J. Leave granted.
This appeal is preferred against the judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court dated 18.12.2013 passed in Criminal Revision No.
