IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on :-30.01.2026 Date of Pronouncement:-04.02.2026 Uploaded on:-05.02.2026 State of Punjab through Collector District Faridkot … Appellant Versus Madan Mohan ... Respondent ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Argued by :-

Mr. I.S. Kingra, Senior DAG, Punjab.

None for the respondent.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J .

1. The appellant/defendant-State, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 09.09.1997 of the learned District Judge, Faridkot, which reversed the well-reasoned judgment and decree dated 25.01.1995 of the learned Sub-Judge, 2nd Class, Faridkot, respectfully invokes the appellate jurisdiction of this Court through the present Regular Second Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “RSA”). The appellant seeks restoration of the decree rightly granted by the learned Trial Court and appropriate redress for the substantial miscarriage of justice occasioned by the impugned decree. It is respectfully submitted that the impugned judgment and decree are vitiated by manifest perversity, grave errors of law, and is a fundamentally flawed appreciation of the evidentiary record, resulting in serious injustice..

2. The