Supreme Court of India

Kishorebhai Gandubhai Pethani v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

Neutral citation
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 20 September 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not hesitate to hold that no fault can be found with the impugned judgment rendered by the High Court. The facts and circumstances of the case do not warrant any interference. The appeal lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, 14

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss. 195/340 - Applicability of - Held: If documents have been forged and fabricated prior to filing of those documents in the Court, provisions of ss. 195/340 are not attracted. On the basis of evidence of a witness in a criminal case against the appellant that some manipulation had been done by the appellant in medical report, the complainant lodged a complaint u/ss. 463, 465, 468, 471 and 114 IPC in respect of the tampering with the medical report.…

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Of those, 2 referred to

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