In companysequence, the matter was reported to the police which, on investigation, prosecuted the appellant.
The appellant was acquitted of the charge of forging those certificates, but was companyvicted of the offence of attempting to cheat inasmuch as he, by false representations, deceived the University and induced the authorities to issue the admission card, which, if the fraud had number been detected, would have been ultimately delivered to the appellant.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated September 23, 1958, of the Patna High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
J. Umrigar, P. Rana and M. K. Ramamurai, for the appellant.
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The University authorities accepted the appellants statements and gave permission and wrote to him asking for the remission of the fees and two companyies of his photograph.
R. Khanna and T. M. Sen, for the respondent.
In support of his application, he attached certain certificates purporting to be from the Headmaster of the School, and the Inspector of Schools.
Information reached the University about the appellants being number a graduate and being number a teacher.
April 24.
226 of 1959.
Inquiries were made and it was found that the certificates attached to the application were forged, that the appellant was number a graduate and was number a teacher and that in fact he had been de barred from taking any University examination for a certain number of years on account of his having companymitted companyrupt practice at a University examination.
87 of 1957.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RAGHUBAR DAYAL, J. This appeal, by special leave, is against the order of the High Court at Patna dismissing the appellants appeal against his companyviction under s. 420, read with s. 511, of the Indian Penal Code.
The appellant applied to the Patna University for permission to appear at the 1954 M. A. Examination in English as a private candidate, representing that he was a graduate having obtained his B.A. Degree in 1951 and that he had been teaching in a certain school.
The appellant furnished these and on April 9, 1954, proper admission card for him was despatched to the Headmaster of the School.
