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The judgment rendered by the Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc)-II, Ernakulam in Crl.A No.587/2005 confirming the conviction and modifying the sentence awarded by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Muvattupuzha in C.C No.1254/1998 is under challenge in this revision.

2. The case relates to the commission of offence under Sections 465 , 471 and 420 I.P.C by the petitioner herein. The allegation against him is that, while he was working as Veterinary Surgeon in the Government Veterinary Hospital, Mampad in Malappuram District, he forged an order to appear that he resigned from his post and that his resignation was accepted by the Director of Animal Husbandry Department with his charge handed over to another Veterinary Surgeon. The petitioner is also alleged to have forged the report of transfer of charge to enable him to join as Production Manager of Meat Products of India Limited, Koothattukulam. Making use of the above forged documents, the petitioner took charge of the above post and worked there from 10.04.1987 to 20.04.1987. Thus, the petitioner is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences.

3. In the trial before the learned Magistrate, 18 witnesses were