In Brief
An accused charged with forging and manipulating court records sought bail, which the High Court granted. The Supreme Court set aside this bail order, holding that the High Court failed to adequately consider the seriousness of tampering with judicial records and the fact that the accused benefited from the forgery in another case. The Court emphasized that forgery of court records, being a crime against administration of justice, requires stricter scrutiny than other forgeries. The original informant who initiated the writ petition leading to the FIR had sufficient standing to challenge the bail. The accused was directed to surrender immediately.
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