Disposed

Versha Rani v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC27 Aug 2020CRLP/8334/2020

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The High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking quashing of an FIR for forged documents. It allowed petitioners a conditional direction that investigation may proceed to arrest upon verification by a superior police officer that the degree is tampered, without staying the ongoing investigation.

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Petition disposed with direction that if the degree is verified as forged by an SP or above, arrest becomes open for investigating authorities.

Versha Rani Vs State of U.P. and 3… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 8334 of 2020

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Petitioner :- Versha Rani Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunil Kumar Misra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Ramesh Sinha,J. Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Sunil Kumar Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shiva Kant Dubey, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the impugned F.I.R. as well as material brought on record.

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This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer to quash the impugned F.I.R. dated 29.01.2020, registered as Case Crime No. 0012 of 2020, under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., Police Station Makkhanpur, District Firozabad.

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

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Learned counsel for the petitioner claims parity with the order dated 16.12.2019 passed in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 24963/2019.

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Learned A.G.A. opposed the submission on the premise that prima facie a cognizable offence is made out, no interference is required to be made. He has further drawn attention of this Court towards the order dated 25.6.2020 passed in Crl. Misc. Writ Petition No. 6326 of 2020.

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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 done 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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The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad, self attested by the petitioners alongwith a self attested identity proof of the said persons (preferably Aadhar Card) mentioning the mobile number (s) to which the said Aadhar Card is linked before the concerned Court/Authority/ Official.

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The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.

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Order Date :- 27.8.2020 SA

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(Ajit Singh, J.) (Ramesh Sinha, J.)

Versha Rani v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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