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This is an application for anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No. 39 dated May 12th, 2012 under Sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC, Police Station Jaitu, District Faridkot.

2. Allegations, in brief, against the petitioner are that in the year 2001 to 2007, he was posted as Patwari in Circle Bishandi, District Faridkot. He prepared jamabandi for the year 2003-04 pertaining to land bearing khewat No.229 khatauni No. 579 and khasra No. 220 ad-measuring 18 kanals 1 marla situated in village Bishandi showing Lal Chand son of Daulat Ram son of Fatta Mal and Lachhmi Narain son of Shankar Mal as owners in equal shares. In the coloumn of cultivation name of Roor Singh son of Jeeva Singh son of Mehtab Singh was mentioned as per the register Parat Sarkar. However, in the register Parat Patwar, the aforesaid land was shown to be owned by Mohar Singh son of Nattha Singh son of Jeeva Singh under his self-cultivation, that is, nephew of Roor Singh. It was revealed when wife of Harbans Singh (deceased) brother of Mohar Singh got the copy of the jamabandi in the year 2010. It was alleged that the entries in the Parat Patwar CRM M-18186 of 2012. (2) were changed by the petitioner to help Mohar Singh. Mohar Singh murdered Harbans Singh and was convicted and sentenced. A civil suit is also pending with regard to the land in question between Mohar Singh and wife of Harbans Singh.

5. To see the authenticity of the aforesaid jamabandis, this Court called the original record which was brought by Angrej Singh, Kanungo Jaitu. He produced the attested copies of both the jamabandis entered in Parat Sarkar and Parat Patwar (Annexures P-7 and P-8). Both were prepared by the petitioner and supports the case of the prosecution that the entries made therein were different from each other as detailed above. It is the case of the prosecution that the record was fabricated by the petitioner to help Mohar Singh.