#forgery allegations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused in a case involving IPC Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B, holding that mere involvement in listing a vehicle for sale on OLX, without any role in loan fabrication or document forgery, does not establish criminal intent. This reinforces that anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS is available when allegations lack foundational evidence, protecting innocent intermediaries from coercive prosecution.

Allahabad HC grants bail in a cheating and forgery case, emphasizing that an 18-year delay in FIR lodging and absence of specific forgery details raise prima facie doubts about prosecution allegations. The ruling reinforces that prolonged inaction by complainants weakens the case for continued incarceration, particularly where personal enmity is alleged.

Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings where the complainant failed to provide specific material particulars to support forgery allegations, reinforcing that bare assertions cannot sustain a prima facie case under IPC. The ruling underscores the necessity of evidentiary backing in criminal complaints to prevent abuse of process.

MP High Court quashes FIR against a society secretary, ruling that land sale disputes involving curable procedural defects under the M.P. Society Act are civil matters, not criminal offences. The judgment reinforces that criminal proceedings cannot be abused to resolve disputes with available statutory remedies.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that raising forgery allegations against a vakalatnama years into litigation-without prior action or evidence-amounts to abuse of process under CPC Section 151. The court emphasized that litigants cannot delay such challenges to derail proceedings, especially when the counsel has actively represented them for years without objection.