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Subhash Baboo v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC16 Dec 2019CRLP/24963/2019

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The High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking certiorari to quash an FIR registered against the petitioner for alleged forgery of a B.Ed. degree, directing the Investigating authorities to arrest him only if verification by an officer not below the rank of SP confirms the document is forged.

What did the court decide?

The petition is disposed of with a direction to arrest the petitioner only if verification by an officer not below the rank of SP confirms the degree is forged.

Subhash Baboo Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 43

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 24963 of 2019

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Petitioner :- Subhash Baboo Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satyendra Chandra Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Bhupendra Kumar Yadav

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Hon'ble Pankaj Naqvi,J. Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J.

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Heard Sri Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Bhupendra Kumar Yadav, for respondent no.4 and the learned A.G.A.

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This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned FIR dated 16.11.2019 in Case Crime No.0386/2019 under sections 420,467,468,471 IPC P.S Narkhi, District Firozabad.

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The allegation against the petitioner is that he obtained a forged B.Ed. degree from Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar University in the year 2004-05 and based on the same obtained a public employment initially as an Assistant Teacher in a Primary School.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on certain interim orders passed by this court i.e, in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition Nos.25052/24912/ both of 2019 on 7.12.2019, Criminal Misc. Writ Petition Nos.24942/24944/24947/24957 all of 2019 on 10.12.2019 respectively.

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Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant opposed the submission on the premise that primafacie a cognizable offence is made out. No interference is required to be made.

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We are of the considered view that ends of justice would be served if this petition is disposed of with the direction that in the event the degree in question is verified to be a tampered/forged/fabricated document, it would be open for the Investigating authorities to arrest the petitioner.

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We further clarify that above verification would be by an officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police and that we have not stayed the ongoing investigation.

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With the aforesaid direction, this petition is finally disposed of.

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Order Date :- 16.12.2019 RS

Subhash Baboo v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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