Supreme Court of India · 2013-09-06
Umesh Kumar vs State Of A.P.And Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SUPREME COURT 1106
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Umesh Kumar
- Respondent
- State Of A.P.And Anr
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- S.A. Bobde, B.S. Chauhan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the charge sheet under Section 468 IPC while maintaining the charges under Sections 471, 120-B, and 201 IPC. The Court emphasized that for an offence under Section 468 IPC, the essential element of forgery must be established, which was not sufficiently demonstrated in this case. The Court affirmed the High Court's ruling, leading to the dismissal of the appeals filed by both the accused and the State of Andhra Pradesh.