ORALJUDGMENT

These appeals arise from a common judgment in which the appellants/accused Nos.1 to 4 and 6 to 11 have been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 120B , 419, 420, 467, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) and Sections 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 .

2. The prosecution’s case is that accused No.1, an Advocate, accused No.2, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at MGM Hospital, Nippani, and accused No.3, a Head Constable at Nippani Police Station, along with accused No.4, a private person who allegedly lodged a false complaint in the name of one Siddaroodh, conspired to fabricate documents to fraudulently claim compensation. Accused No.6, a private doctor, assisted in creating medical records, while accused No.3 manipulated police documents to support the false claims.

3. It is alleged that the accused falsely showed that an accident had occurred on 31.05.2005 at Nippani involving a vehicle bearing registration No. KA-37/M-668, owned by PW3 (Ibrahim Isaq Mulla). Accused No.3, in collusion with the other accused, created false medical records in the names of accused Nos.7 to 11, who were falsely shown as grievous