Legal Question in Criminal Law in India

lamination and de-lamination of original document

There was 5 complaints u/s138 NI act arose from a loan given in 2000 repayable in 24 instalments. On 02.01.2002 the accused gave Rs. 45000/- to the employee of the financer private limited. That employee gave him a receipt for Rs. 45000/- on a simple paper, because at that time he has not any printed receipt book with him, but he wrote amount only in figure and not in words. Employee deposited Rs. 45000/ in the company on 02.01.2002 itself. After a long time during trial in may 2007, accused gave an affidavit in which it is written that I gave Rs. 145000/- on 02.01.2002 which is exihibit D1. But there was no receipt. After passing three hearings dates for producing receipt, on 07.07.2007 accused produced the said receipt by puting 1 and a coma (,) before 45,000/- by forging it into 1,45,000/- and said receipt was laminated also by the accused. Complainant want to get it examined by hand writing expert. Should a laminated original document be accepted by court and if yes, can it be de-laminated? Any other remedy to prove trueness of the receipt in the court? we came to know that accused was not paying loans he has taken from nationalised banks also.

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