NAINITAL, India, Jan. 22 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 3:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
Criminal Revision No. 415 of 2024
Gurjeet Singh
Revisionist
Versus
State of Uttarakhand
Respondent
Presence:
Mr. Harshit Sanwal, learned counsel for the Revisionist
Mr. Bhaskar Ch. Joshi, learned AGA, for the State of Uttarakhand
Hon'ble Ashish Naithani, J.
The present criminal revision arises out of FIR No. 32 of 2017, registered at Police Station Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, under Sections 167, 409, 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 474 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The allegations in the FIR are primarily directed against certain landowners and public officials, including revenue authorities and officers connected with land acquisition. It is alleged that agricultural land was falsely shown as non-agricultural by procuring back-dated orders under Section 143 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, resulting in payment of excessive compensation.
The rest of the judgment can viewed here:
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=bzPoyUlszYLCUcCpirIpqA2goHScNkA4LEbxoSk0rH7aYHnOK%2BcixXSel%2FeCWGv2&caseno=CRLR/415/2024&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010091092024&state_code=15&appFlag=
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