Srinagar, Nov 7, 2025: A local court in Srinagar has convicted retired Sub-Inspector Jagdish (Jagdeesh) Singh, a resident of Arina, Budgam, for fraudulently manipulating his date of birth in official records to gain service-related benefits. The verdict was delivered by the City Judge/JMIC Srinagar in Case No. 125/2014, registered under FIR No. 32/2013 at Crime Branch Kashmir.
The accused was charged with offences under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 201 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) relating to cheating, forgery, use of forged documents, and destruction of evidence.
According to case details, Crime Branch Kashmir launched an investigation in October 2013 after discrepancies were detected in Singh’s official records. A departmental committee found that Singh had tampered with his date of birth in his character roll, changing it from 10-11-1957 to 10-11-1959. The alteration was allegedly done to gain two additional years of service.
The J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) later confirmed that a photostat matriculation certificate submitted by Singh was fake, validating his actual date of birth as 10-11-1957
State vs. Jagdish Singh
Forensic examination also linked Singh to tampering in the service record, the judgment notes.
During departmental inquiry proceedings, Singh reportedly admitted to the act, following which his annual increment for two years was forfeited. Subsequently, the Crime Branch filed a chargesheet in 2014.
The court, after evaluating the testimonies of departmental officers, BOSE officials, seizure witnesses and a forensic handwriting expert, concluded that Singh deliberately manipulated his date of birth to draw undue benefits, and was the custodian of the record at the relevant time
State vs. Jagdish Singh
The defence contested the authenticity of secondary documentary evidence and questioned record-keeping procedures, but the court held that the prosecution had successfully proved its case.
The case proceeded over 11 years, with the final judgment pronounced on November 7, 2025.
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