Ranbir Penal Code, 1989 – ss.420, 468 and 471 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.5 (1) (d), 5 (2) – Appellant posted as Traffic Superintendent, Indian Airlines, Jammu at the relevant time prepared an infant ticket in a fictitious name and then tampered the flight coupon of the same ticket by way of forgery to make it an adult ticket causing loss to the Airlines and obtaining pecuniary advantage for himself – Convicted concurrently – Challenge to:
Held: Impugned judgment of the High Court not interfered with – Report of the handwriting expert (PW-8) and that of PW-5, prove that on the date of offence the appellant was issuing air tickets at Jammu Airport of the Indian Airlines and under his handwriting the questioned auditor coupon and flight coupon were issued – It was the appellant who issued the auditor coupon and the flight coupon allowing Mr. ‘V’ to travel by paying fare of Rs. 102/- instead of the infant, who was issued the original ticket for Rs. 102/- – It was the appellant alone who could have manipulated the document because the subject coupons were in his possession on the relevant date – Appellant committed offence u/ss.420, 468 and 471, RPC and s.5 (1) (d) r/w s.5 (2), 1988 Act. [Paras 6-9]
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