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Per contra, learned State counsel argued that all the authorities had concurrently returned findings against the petitioner. He further submitted that the death certificate is apparently a procured document as the same was admittedly prepared and issued on 3.12.1990 and the same was never produced before any authority below. It was further submitted that so far as the civil court decree is concerned, the same is apparently a collusive decree between a brother and a sister. In any case, the decree is of a date after the appointed date i.e. 24.1.1971 and is thus liable to be ignored. It was further submitted that irrespective of the above since the State was not a party to the civil suit, the decree would not bind the State.