written wholly or in part by any person, the signature or the handwriting of so much of the document as is alleged ... that person's handwriting must be proved to be in his handwriting. Section 67 does not prescribe any particular mode of proof. In addition
before
the first appellate court requesting to refer the said
cheque for handwriting expert's opinion. But the first
appellate court has refused ... reference of Ex.P1, the
disputed signature on the cheque for Handwriting
expert's opinion. The first appellate court after hearing
in detail
complaint; the trial Court has also disbelieved the opinion of the handwriting expert as to the letter said to have been written by accused ... learned Government Pleader has submitted that the letter written is in the handwriting of accused No. 1 coupled with recovery of child at the instance
denied having written this letter. He denies that it is in his handwriting. Though Sidramappa, P. W. 3. the addressee of this letter. was called ... witness, he did not speak to the identity of the handwriting of the defendant in Ext. P-5. He merely stated that Exts
investigation officer
and PW.23-D.D.Goel was the Handwriting Expert who had
given opinion regarding sample seal impressions of the bank
found ... questioned MROs he had given his
opinion. He had compared the admitted handwriting of
accused with questioned handwriting found in MROs to
furnish his opinion
genuineness of attestation in Para 22, His Lordship considered the evidence of handwriting experts.)
23. I shall now consider the evidence of the handwriting experts ... contesting defendants have examined Sri Thakordas Jekisandas Gajjar (Ex. 745), the Chief Handwriting and Photographic expert of the Bombay State to prove the handwriting
accepted-Objections filed by the defendant not considered-Non examination of the handwriting expert-Procedure of the Trial Court is deprecated-HELD-Non-Examination ... handwriting expert and non-consideration of the objections filed by the defendant/appellant to the expert's report and the finding recorded
could not be said to be conclusive about the
appellant's handwriting. Significantly no other witness has
spoken about the overt acts committed ... basis of the said expert
evidence as regards his alleged handwriting - when there is no
other evidence of the present appellant having forged the
signatures
letters. The counsel would
also submit that P.W.4 - handwriting expert has categorically
deposed that the documents ... handwriting of the accused and has given the report in terms of
Exs.P.19 and 20 i.e., the report and certificate of handwriting
atingV"Officer are in the handwriting of one and the
s«an1e_' 'person.
already stated, PW16 has identified accused ... oea1'i11g..before numerical two
in two places"Vare. handwriting. PW5 has identified
signature__ of f at EX.P.7(a}.
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