signatories on sourced documents were sent to Govt. Examiner of Questioned Documents (GEQD, Shimla), for examination. As per the report of the said organisation ... course of investigation, the said documents, randomly selected, were sent to GEQD, Shimla for examination. As per the report of the GEQD, the said documents
report of Government Examiner of the Questioned Documents (later on called as GEQD). The candidature of the applicants were cancelled vide letter dated ... facts and factual position and it is based on the report of GEQD. An Enquiry Officer (for short EO) was also appointed to conduct
tried to examine the documents which had already been examined by the GEQD and as some of them could not be produced in original before ... doubted the report of GEQD itself.
6. In the circumstances, the IO ought to have accepted the report of the GEQD and SSC letter
that the original Memorandum of Understanding
dated 17.11.2003, be forwarded to the GEQD, Hyderabad for
obtaining an expert opinion as to the genuineness ... signatures of the respondents thereon. To enable the GEQD to
give expert opinion, it is necessary for the respondent to furnish
his admitted signatures
statements of
witnesses recorded in the matter reveals that except for
GEQD opinion in the matter, there is no other legally
sustainable evidence against ... matter.
Law is fairly settled through a catena of judgments that
GEQD opinion in itself cannot be the sole basis for
conviction of an accused
allegations were mainly framed on the basis of this material retrieved by GEQD and the statements recorded from Shri S. Namasivayam, proprietor ... appellants had questioned the authenticity and reliability of the report of GEQD. In order to establish that the GEQD report was not reliable they sought
After registration of the FIR, investigation was conducted in detailed and
GEQD (Government Examiner of Questioned documents) were obtained and after
completion of the investigation
2003
Expert Opinion from Government Examiner of
Questioned Documents (the GEQD in short) and
the GEQD certificate Ex.P53, P54, P55, P56
coupled with ... oral testimony of PW18 the
GEQD also clinchingly proves the prosecution
case. He further states that, all the witnesses
were elaborately cross-examined
relied mainly on the expert opinion of
GEQD(PW34).
29. The Ld. Defence counsels have strongly refuted the
submissions of Ld. PP saying that there ... records of the society is also substantiated by
the opinion of GEQD Ex. PW34/B and the deposition of various
prosecution witnesses
connections, jumper letters and
other documents of telephone department, which as per GEQD opinion
bears the handwriting of A-2. It has been stated that ... various documents containing
questioned handwriting of A-2, same was sent to GEQD opinion and
opinion is implicating A-2.
5.5. Ld. PP has further
