Police theory falls flat, Mohali man acquitted in cheating case

A local court has acquitted Davinder Gill, a resident of Mohali, in a cheating case after the prosecution failed to prove the charges against him.

A case was registered against Gill at the Sector 36 police station on the complaint of Kulvir Singh of Ludhiana on April 7, 2023.

The complainant had alleged that the accused had cheated him on the pretext that he could provide a study visa of Quebec in Canada to his daughter-in-law. It was later found that the documents prepared by the agent were forged.

He had paid Rs 4,33,600 to the accused in his office in Sector 43-B, Chandigarh. The complainant alleged that the accused issued them a fake offer letter and did not return the money taken from him.

After investigation, a challan was presented in the court. On finding a prima facie case, charges were framed against the accused under Sections 406 and 420 read with Section 120 of the Indian Penal Code to which he did not plead guilty and claimed trial.

Karamjeet Singh, advocate of the accused, argued that Gill was falsely implicated in the case. However, the public prosecutor claimed that the prosecution had been able to prove its case beyond reasonable shadow of doubt.

After hearing the arguments, the court observed that the main witness, Kulvir Singh, had not supported the case of the prosecution. During examination, he said that he did not make any payment or give documents for the study visa of Canada to Gill and other accused. He did not identify the accused present in the court. Another witness, the daughter-in-law of the complainant, too did not support the case of the prosecution.

The court said the prosecution failed to prove its case against the accused and hence, he was acquitted of the charges framed against him.