JUDGMENT

Rajendra Babu, J.-This Writ Petition is filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging conviction under Section 193 Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a proceeding arising in Writ Petition (Criminal) Nos. 356-57 of 1993. On January 17, 1996 an order was made by this Court on receipt of reports from the District Judge, Faridabad and the Central Bureau of Investigation and after issue of a notice as to why the petitioner should not be convicted for forgery of signatures of Shri M.S. Ahlawat, Superintendent of Police on the affidavits dated November 2, 1993 and November 5, 1993 and also for contempt of this Court for furnishing false evidence. Thereafter, this Court passed an order of January 17, 1996 whereby the petitioner was held to have committed the offences under Section 193 IPC and he was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for three months. It is brought to our notice that the petitioner has served out this period of imprisonment. Along with the petitioner Shri M.S. Ahlawat, Superintendent of Police, was also convicted in similar circumstances. He filed a Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 353 of 1997 challenging his conviction under Section 193 IPC. On October 27, 19