Rupinder Kaur v. State of Punjab and Anr.
Punjab & Haryana High Court (Anoop Chitkara, J.), 01.04.2025 – CRM-M-35160-2017(O&M)
Case brief
What is this about?
Forged wedding card used to obtain interim bail; refusal to initiate prosecution under Sections 340/195 CrPC. Rupinder Kaur (petitioner/complainant) v. State of Punjab & Anr.: respondent No.2, aged about 74 years, had secured ad-interim bail in 2016 on the strength of a forged wedding card; the coordinate Bench disposed of the bail petition on 18.09.2017, declined anticipatory bail and directed surrender; the Court (Anoop Chitkara, J.) held it inappropriate to launch prosecution in the larger interest of justice, equity and fair play; petition dismissed on 01.04.2025. Keywords: Section 340 CrPC, Section 195 CrPC, forged wedding card, anticipatory bail, surrender, non-initiation of prosecution.
What did the court decide?
The Court declined to initiate prosecution against respondent No.2: since the coordinate Bench had already dismissed the bail petition, which ultimately led respondent No.2 to surrender, the Court did not deem it appropriate to launch prosecution in the larger interest of justice, equity and fair play.