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The learned J.M.F.C. for the reasons recorded in his judgment, convicted accused 1 to 3 for the offences under Sections 120B, 181, 177, 466, 471 and 201 I.P.C., and acquitted for the offences under Sections 419, 420 and 468 I.P.C.
Accused 1 to 3 are sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.500-00 each, in default to undergo S.I. for a period of 2 months under Section 120-B I.P.C. Accused 1 is further convicted for the offences under Sections 177 and 471 I.P.C., sentencing to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000-00 in respect of each offence, in default to undergo S.I. for a period of 5 months. Accused 2 is further convicted for the offence under Section 181 I.P.C., sentencing to undergo S.I. till raising of the Court and to pay a fine of Rs. 500-00, in default to undergo S.I. for a period of 2 months. Accused 3 is further convicted for the offences under Sections 466 and 201 I.P.C., sentencing him to undergo S.I. till raising of the Court and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000-00 in respect of each offence. In default to undergo S.I. for a period of 5 months.

11. The trial Court considering the testimony of the prosecution witnesses, convicted accused 1 for the offences under Sections 177 and 471 I.P.C. Now, it is to be examined whether the ingredients of the above offences are forthcoming.

Section 177 of I.P.C. thus feads;

"Furnishing false information -Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both; or, if the information which he is legally bound to give respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both."

It is clear that accused 1 having aware of the fact that she belongs to "Havyak Brahmin" by caste furnished false information to the authority and obtained admission by producing false caste certificate. Thereby the ingredients of Section 177 of I.P.C. are proved as against accused 1.

12. Section 471 of I.P.C. thus reads;

"Using as genuine a forged document -Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document."

20. For the offence under Section 177 of I.P.C., accused 1 is sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.2,000-00, in default of payment of fine, to undergo S.I. for a period of 30 days.

For the offence under Section 471 of I.P.C., accused 1 is sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.2,000-00, less the amount if any already deposited, in default of payment of fine, to undergo S.I. for a period of 30 days.

In respect of the offence under Section 181 of I.P.C., accused 2 is sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.2,000-00, in default of payment of fine, to undergo S.I. for a period of 30 days.