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CASE NO.:

Appeal (crl.) 491 of 2002

PETITIONER:

Dilawar Singh

RESPONDENT:

State of Delhi

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/09/2007

BENCH:

Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT & D.K. JAIN

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.491 OF 2002

Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

1. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of the learned

Single Judge, Delhi High Court, dismissing the appeal filed by

the appellant and affirming his conviction for offences

punishable under Sections 452, 392 and 397 of the Indian

Penal Code, 1860 (in short the ’IPC’) and sentencing him to

undergo one year, two years and seven years rigorous

imprisonment respectively with fine in each case with default

stipulation. The sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. Prosecution version in a nutshell is as follows:

Complaint was filed by Balwant Singh (hereinafter

referred to as the Complainant-PW1) alleging as follows:

On 8.8.1984 he was sitting at Kali Mata Ka Mandir,

Udaseen Ashram at Village Taharpur, Shahdara, Delhi. He

acts as a priest in the temple. Donations were collected from

various persons to build the temple and he was maintaining

the temple. He