Chhotelal and Anr. v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur — Criminal Revision No. 802 of 2012 (Radhakishan Agrawal, J., order dated 05/01/2026). Conviction under Sections 419, 420, 120-B IPC (Applicant No.1) and Section 120-B IPC (Applicant No.2) for obtaining constable's employment using real brother's certificate / cheating by impersonation affirmed on evidence of PW-07, PW-08, PW-11; sentence reduced to period already undergone (5 days) on grounds of advanced age (over 70), 27-year-old proceedings dating to 1998, no criminal antecedents and no misuse of bail; fine of Rs.100 on each count affirmed; bail bond kept alive for six months under S. 481 BNSS, 2023. Revision under S. 397/401 CrPC partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
Revision partly allowed: conviction of the applicants affirmed; jail sentence reduced to the period already undergone (05 days), jail sentences to run concurrently; fine sentence affirmed; bail bond to remain in force for six months under Section 481 of the BNSS, 2023.