JUDGMENT

Ram Mohan Reddy, J.—The petitioner, a member of the Scheduled Caste, having made an application enclosing the date of birth certificate, by altering his date of birth, secured an appointment as a watchman in Sri Venkateshwar High School, managed by Harijana Girijana Seva Sangha, at Sindhanur District, Raichur and when the same came to light, was prosecuted for offences under Sections 465, 471 and 473 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in C.C. No.42 of 2002 [P.C. No.14 of 2002) before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Bagalkot. By judgment dated 23.10.2007 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagalkot, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 2 months and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000 for offence punishable under Section 465 of the I.P.C. or in default of payment of fine amount, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month. For the offence punishable under Section 471 of the I.P.C., the petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four months as also pay fine of Rs. 4,000 and in default in payment to pay the fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months. That order when carried in Criminal Appeal No.105 of 2007, was