JUDGEMENT
DR.BHARAT BHUSHAN PARSOON, J. -
(1.)HAVING been convicted under Section 420 IPC by Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Hoshiarpur on 15.11.2010 in FIR No.126 of 31.10.2001
registered at Police Station, Mahilpur, the accused was sentenced to undergo
rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and was further ordered to pay a fine of
Rs.10,000/ -. Then having failed in appeal which was decided on 19.9.2013
by Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc) Fast Track Court, Hoshiarpur,
revisionist -petitioner Paramjit Singh (hereinafter called the convict) in this
revision petition is now before this Court.
(2.)HEARING has been provided to the counsel for the parties while going through the paper book.
The convict, though now claims to be a driver in a Delhi Transport Corporation, is proved to have acted as a travel agent, when he
was based at Hoshiarpur. Parminder Singh (PW1) son of Harbans Singh and
Parminder Singh (PW2) son of Swaran Singh were the victims at his hands
as on payment of huge money to the convict, they were promised by him to
be sent to Italy where they were to be adjusted in some permanent
employment by the convict. However, they neither reached the destination
nor got employment. Deal was struck by the convict for Rs.3,85,000/ - for
each of the two victims out of which Rs.3,12,500/ - for Parminder Singh
(PW1) son of Harbans Singh and Rs.1,62,500/ - for Parminder Singh (PW2)
son of Swaran Singh had been paid to him. Harbans Singh (PW3) is father of
victim Parminder Singh (PW1) whereas Swaran Singh (PW4) is father of yet
another victim Parminder Singh (PW2).
(3.)EVALUATING testimony of the victims as also of their fathers viz. Harbans Singh PW3 and Swaran Singh PW4 respectively, the two courts
below have returned a concurrent finding that the convict had received a
sum of Rs.3,12,500/ - against settled amount of Rs.3,85,000/ - from Harbans
Singh PW for sending his son to Italy. Not only date, time and place of such
payment is clearly and categorically explained but even all the details
connected therewith are transparently unfolded by these witnesses against
the convict. Similarly, evaluating testimony of Swaran Singh (PW4) and his
son Parminder Singh (PW2), both the courts had returned unequivocal
finding that a sum of Rs.1,62,500/ - had been received by the convict out of
settled amount of Rs.3,85,000/ - from Swaran Singh PW for settlement of his
son in Italy.
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