state vs Sampat kanwar Advocate - Sh. Chandan Singh Rathore — 795/2016
Case under Indian Penal Code Section 193,420,467,468,471. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 09th April 2026.
REG. CRI. CASE
CNR: RJMR020012322016
Filing Number
2666/2016
Filing Date
06-Dec-2016
Registration No
795/2016
Registration Date
06-Dec-2016
Court
ACJM JM Merta District HQ
Judge
3-Add. Sr. Civil Judge and Acjm,merta
Decision Date
09-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Acquitted
Last updated 27-May-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
54
Police Station
Merta Road
Year
2015
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.state
Adv. App
Respondent(s)
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1.Sampat kanwar Advocate - Sh. Chandan Singh Rathore
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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09-Apr-2026
JudgementView PDF
CASE SUMMARY Case Number: 795/2016 Court: Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meda, Nagaur, Rajasthan Decision Date: 09.04.2026 Judgment: ACQUITTAL --- Key Facts The accused, Sampat Kanwar (age 40), filed nomination papers to contest the Sarpanch (village head) election in Dattani village on 01.02.2015. The complainant alleged that the accused submitted forged educational certificates—specifically a Transfer Certificate (T.C.) claiming 8th-grade completion from Cambridge Academy, Kota—to meet the mandatory educational qualification requirement. The complainant also alleged the accused fraudulently misrepresented having two children when actually having three. Court's Decision The court acquitted the accused of charges under IPC Sections 193, 420, 467, 468, 471 (forgery and fraudulent use of forged documents) and Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act Sections 18(A) and 19. Reasoning The court found critical weaknesses in the prosecution's evidence: 1. Contradictions among prosecution witnesses: Witnesses PW-05 (Govindram) and PW-07 (Hariharam) claimed Sunita went to Kota with them to verify documents, but PW-09 (Sunita herself) admitted under cross-examination she never went to Kota. 2. Unverified school records: The school (Cambridge Academy) was closed since 2010. Key witness PW-12 (Gadeeshchand) conducted investigation primarily through telephone calls rather than physical verification of documents. 3. Witness credibility issues: School principal PW-06 acknowledged significant gaps in the admission register (Article-1)—missing signatures, no audit/verification of records from 1988-1992, and unclear chain of custody. 4. Insufficient documentary evidence: The prosecution failed to produce the District Education Officer as witness despite the critical role in verifying forgery. The original authorization order for investigation was not produced. 5. Beneficiary of doubt: Per criminal jurisprudence, when evidence creates reasonable doubt, the benefit must go to the accused. The court emphasized that the prosecution failed to definitively prove the documents were forged beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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09-Apr-2026
Disposed
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Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.
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For examination of witnesses
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Evidence
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First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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06-Dec-2016
Case filed
Registration No. 795/2016
CASE SUMMARY Case Number: 795/2016 Court: Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meda, Nagaur, Rajasthan Decision Date: 09.04.2026 Judgment: ACQUITTAL --- Key Facts The accused, Sampat Kanwar (age 40), filed nomination papers to contest the Sarpanch (village head) election in Dattani village on 01.02.2015. The complainant alleged that the accused submitted forged educational certificates—specifically a Transfer Certificate (T.C.) claiming 8th-grade completion from Cambridge Academy, Kota—to meet the mandatory educational qualification requirement. The complainant also alleged the accused fraudulently misrepresented having two children when actually having three. Court's Decision The court acquitted the accused of charges under IPC Sections 193, 420, 467, 468, 471 (forgery and fraudulent use of forged documents) and Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act Sections 18(A) and 19. Reasoning The court found critical weaknesses in the prosecution's evidence: 1. Contradictions among prosecution witnesses: Witnesses PW-05 (Govindram) and PW-07 (Hariharam) claimed Sunita went to Kota with them to verify documents, but PW-09 (Sunita herself) admitted under cross-examination she never went to Kota. 2. Unverified school records: The school (Cambridge Academy) was closed since 2010. Key witness PW-12 (Gadeeshchand) conducted investigation primarily through telephone calls rather than physical verification of documents. 3. Witness credibility issues: School principal PW-06 acknowledged significant gaps in the admission register (Article-1)—missing signatures, no audit/verification of records from 1988-1992, and unclear chain of custody. 4. Insufficient documentary evidence: The prosecution failed to produce the District Education Officer as witness despite the critical role in verifying forgery. The original authorization order for investigation was not produced. 5. Beneficiary of doubt: Per criminal jurisprudence, when evidence creates reasonable doubt, the benefit must go to the accused. The court emphasized that the prosecution failed to definitively prove the documents were forged beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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