IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT GWALIOR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA

th

ON THE 7 OF JANUARY, 2026

MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 56950 of 2025

PRATAPPURI GOSWAMI

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Appearance:

Shri Vibhor Kumar Sahu - Advocate for the applicant.

Shri Satendra Singh Sikarwar - PP for the State.

ORDER sought information from Tehsil Shivpuri on the basis of the documents given by accused Sonu, he found out that the land records were fake. Complainant Hridayesh filed a written complaint about the incident at the PS Dehat on September 26, 2020, based on which a case was registered against the accused under Sections 420,467, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code under Crime No. 331/2020. During the investigation, accused Sonu Rathore and Pankaj Sharma, along with applicant/accused Pratap Puri, the then recordkeeper of Shivpuri, and Jitendra alias Jitu were also found to be involved in the incident. The case diary was perused. The arguments of both the parties were considered. An examination of the case reveals that the allegation against the applicant/accused is that he is posted in the Records Branch of the Collectorate, Shivpuri, and that Jitu Kaurav is reported to have provided true copies of forged documents. It is also clear from the documents submitted by the applicant/accused that the applicant/accused was also arrested under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code ©in Crime No. 338/2020 and 340/2020 of the Bairad Police Station. In the judgments related to crime numbers 338/2020 and 340/2020 dated 26.09.2025,23.09.2025 respectively, the accused Sonu, Satyam, Devendra have been acquitted on the ground that they are not employees of the tehsil and their access o the revenue records is not possible. In the said judgment, the facts against the applicant/accused are that he used to provide Khasra from the Collectorate District Records and used to enter fake files in the Daaira Register on back date and used to prepare attested copies of fake documents and without the presence of Pritam Babu Kailash, Pratappuri(applicant/accused) and Jitu, employees of the Revenue Archives, fake entries in the revenue records are forgery of revenue documents is not possible. The applicant was instrumental in the forgery of the documents many times, accordingly, the instant case has also been registered.

This is the first application filed by the applicant u/S. 483 of BNSS for

grant of anticipatory bail relating to Crime No.331/2020 registered at Police Station - Dehat District - Shivpuri (M.P.) for the offence under Sections 420,

467, 468, 471, 34 of IPC.

2. The brief story of the case is that 12 days before Diwali of 2020,

Sonu Rathore and Pankaj Sharma had promised the complainant Hridesh to get a lease of five bighas of land in village Madakpur in his favour, for which the cost would be ten lakh rupees. The complainant gave two lakh rupees to Sonu and Pankaj in the presence of Tomar Singh and Ramvaran. Sonu Rathore and Pankaj Sharma gave a photocopy of the land records of the said land, in which the name of the complainant's father Charandas was written on land survey number 80 located in village Madakpur. On 18.09.2020, the applicant/accused was detention in the case of giving a fake lease. When he

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated. As alleged by the prosecution, he was not posted at the relevant place during the course of the commission of the alleged offence. There is no direct evidence against the present applicant and he has been implicated only on the basis of the memorandum of the co- accused persons. The co-accused persons have been enlarged on regular bail. The applicant does not bear any criminal or tainted background. Applicant is a permanent resident of District - Shivpuri (M.P.). and there is no possibility of his absconsion or tampering with the prosecution evidence, if released on bail. The applicant is also ready to abid