Supreme Court of India · 2020-02-26
THE STATE OF PUNJAB vs JASBIR SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/22512
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF PUNJAB
- Respondent
- JASBIR SINGH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision that quashed the FIR against Jasbir Singh for alleged forgery and fabrication of documents under various sections of the IPC. The court found that the High Court had erred in its assessment of the evidence and the nature of the allegations, emphasizing that the FIR should not have been quashed at this stage. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the FIR, allowing the criminal proceedings to continue.