presence
of the executive magistrate and the same were sent to the handwriting
expert for comparison with their disputed signatures in the loan
application ... other documents. Handwriting expert opined that the
signatures in the loan application and other documents did not match the
signatures of Nathu Ram, Kirpu
with the report of PW36 and PW 38,
the Fingerprint Expert and Handwriting Expert. PW8 had
deposed that he had been running an establishment ... Thiruvarpu Village Co-operative Bank, the prosecution would
allege that the handwritings in the Tax Receipts and
Possession Certificate as well as the signature contained
condemn the appellant merely on the strength of opinion evidence of a handwriting expert. It is now well settled that expert opinion must always ... perhaps none so with more caution than the opinion of a handwriting expert. There is a profusion of precedential authority which holds that
311A. Power of Magistrate to order
person to give specimen signatures or
handwriting.- If a Magistrate of the first
class is satisfied that ... direct any person,
including an accused person, to give
specimen signatures or handwriting, he may
make an order to that effect and in that case
against accused Mehandi Hassan.
During investigation, he also got the specimen signature/handwriting
of Mr. R.k. Dhawan who was authorized signatory ... Developers P. ltd. He also obtained the admitted
signatures/handwritings of Mr. R.K. Dhawan from the Allahabad
Bank, Anand Lok, Udai Park vide memo
Private Limited. He has
also argued that looking to the evidence of
handwriting expert the applicant - accused
No.3 was not involved Gagan Green Forest ... Mehta both the Courts below
erred in not considering;
(a) That the handwriting expert, Mr.
Vinodkumar Khanna (PW29, Exh. 268) who
was the Head
accused were taken
and were sent for comparison to the handwriting expert.
Report received revealed that the specimen handwriting and
the writing on the impugned ... that learned Courts below had not
appreciated that the opinion of the handwriting expert
besides being a weak piece of evidence was not admissible
recorded by the lower Court.
11. Then, it has been submitted that handwriting expert
has been examined as PW-20. After going through his evidence ... that the
aforesaid incidence was properly executed followed with opinion of
the handwriting expert, PW-20. So submitted that from the exhibits
having been placed
recorded by the lower Court.
11. Then, it has been submitted that handwriting expert
has been examined as PW-20. After going through his evidence ... that the
aforesaid incidence was properly executed followed with opinion of
the handwriting expert, PW-20. So submitted that from the exhibits
having been placed
recorded by the lower Court.
11. Then, it has been submitted that handwriting expert
has been examined as PW-20. After going through his evidence ... that the
aforesaid incidence was properly executed followed with opinion of
the handwriting expert, PW-20. So submitted that from the exhibits
having been placed