In Brief
A Regional Manager of RIICO Ltd filed an FIR alleging that a letter dated 10.04.1992 was forged by the respondent company. The courts rejected the complaint, finding no prima facie case that the respondent prepared the forged letter. The appellant argued that procedural provisions preventing cognizance of offences committed after documents are filed in court did not apply. The Supreme Court held that these procedural restrictions apply only to offences committed after filing in court. Here, the forgery allegedly occurred before filing, but the courts had found insufficient evidence that the respondent was the forger. The appeal was dismissed as the courts correctly found no credible evidence linking the respondent to the forgery.
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