Riaz Ahmad vs State S — 2025 YLR 2352 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Riaz Ahmad VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 420, 468, 471, 419 & 109---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5---Cheating by personation, cheating and dishonestly inducing someone to deliver property, forgery for the purpose of cheating, use of a forged document as genuine, abetment, criminal breach of trust by public servant---Bail, refusal of---Allegation against the accused-petitioner was that he, while joining hands with Patwari, Qanoongo and Naib Tehsildar got a valuable property of deceased uncle of complainant transferred into his name through a forged sale deed---Forgery of a sale deed (valuable security) attracted the charge under S.467, P.P.C., which entailed the penalty of imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description, which may extend to ten years---Said penal provision was not applied by Investigating Officer, but it was prima facie made out, as such, said offence attracting against the petitioner fell within embargo contained under S.497, Cr.P.C.---Petitioner was found to be prima facie connected with the act of preparation of forged sale deed in his favour in order to deprive certain persons of their valuable property/inheritance---Allegations levelled against petitioner sought full endorsement, corroboration and confirmation by the documentary evidence floating on the surface during the investigation---Prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the crime could not be dislodged---There was nothing to suggest by any stretch of imagination that offence required further inquiry---Mode and manner adopted by petitioner presented a dreadful picture of the episode of the crime, which did not permit extending any leniency in his favour---Complainant, although, was not directly affected by the fraud/forgery committed by petitioner/accused, but he was real nephew of deceased, whose property was allegedly grabbed by fraud/forgery, as such being a relevant person, the lodgment of FIR under his authorship was valid and legal for all the purposes---Bail petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

Riaz Ahmad vs State S — 2025 YLR 2352 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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