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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Court has convicted Mukesh Babubhai Shukla, a Kampala businessman and chief executive director of Shumuk Aluminum Industries, of six counts of uttering a false document.<\/p>\n

Grade One Magistrate Marion Mangeni convicted Mukesh on charges related to uttering a false document in form of a letter for the official handover of Hotel Diplomat Muyenga.<\/p>\n

He purported that the letter had been signed by the late Bonny Katatumba, the former Consular of Uganda to Pakistan and his other family members.<\/p>\n

Court sentenced Mukesh to pay a fine of Shs2 million on each of the six counts or serve two years imprisonment in Luzira prison.<\/p>\n

He was, however, acquitted on the six other counts of forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony which the court ruled that the State had not proved.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the seven prosecution witnesses testified that a document was forged but no evidence was brought to show involvement of anyone else apart from the accused; however, the accused had no co-accused so he could not have conspired alone thus I acquit him of the charge of conspiracy to defraud,\u201d Ms Mangeni ruled.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe accused denied ownership saying the document was received from one Luzinda Cirus at the company and his evidence has not been challenged by prosecution_ so who made it? I am not convinced by evidence on record that the accused made the document; and the court cannot safely convict him. I acquit him on forgery,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Court ruled that Mukesh knew about the forgery but went ahead to take the court into a full hearing which was a sign of not being remorseful.<\/p>\n

Mukesh told court that he was respectful of the findings and was satisfied on the outcome of the 13 counts he was charged with; but prayed for court to be lenient and give a fine instead of a custodial sentence because he has no criminal record.<\/p>\n

Ms Mangeni considered Mukesh\u2019s submissions through his lawyer that he is a family man, a first-time offender and an employer with dependents thus a fine would be appropriate for him.<\/p>\n

Prosecution<\/b><\/p>\n

Prosecution had told court that Mukesh and others still at large on or about April 17, 2015 in Kampala, with intent to defraud or deceive, forged a letter for official handover of Hotel Diplomate in Muyenga, a Kampala suburb, purporting to have been signed by the deceased Honorary Consular of Pakistan to Uganda Bonny Katatumba.<\/p>\n

Prosecution led by Ivan Kyeyune had said Mukesh also allegedly forged signatures of Anne Grace Katatumba, Angella Katatumba, Rugirwa Katatumba, Ian Katatumba and ASP George William Karyegira.<\/p>\n

The prosecution had further stated that on November 6, 2017 at Makindye Chief Magistrate\u2019s Court in Kampala, Mukesh fraudulently uttered a false document as a purported official handover letter of Hotel Diplomate.<\/p>\n

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