In Brief
Two appellants, a Depot Incharge (Ramdeo Prasad) and an AG-III officer (Shiv Shankar Prasad Singh) at an FCI depot, were convicted of criminal breach of trust and document falsification for conspiring to misappropriate 1040 bags of urea fertilizer. Though the initial complaint mentioned only 540 bags, investigation revealed the full extent of the loss. The appellants made false entries in official registers to show that 500 bags were delivered when in fact they were diverted or never transported. The Supreme Court upheld their conviction, finding credible evidence from truck owners, drivers, and FCI employees that the consignments never reached the intended godown. The Court rejected arguments based on inconsistencies in witness testimony and document anomalies, affirming concurrent findings of guilt.",
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