12th December, 2002
Ministry of Law & Justice  


CASES OF FORGERY IN PATNA HIGH COURT


LOK SABHA

The Bench of the Patna High Court presided over by the Chief Justice and Shri Justice R.N. Prasad vide order of August 8, 2002 passed in L.P.A. No. 859 of 2002, has directed the Registrar General of the Court to hold an enquiry in the cases of forgery. The Bench has further been pleased vide order of October 22, 2002 to file complaint before the Chief Judicial Magistrate against the concerned persons under Chapter XI of Indian Penal Code. Besides, four members of the Court Staff have been placed under suspension.

It is hoped that timely action, as taken in this case, will deter recurrence of such cases in future.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from S/Shri Vinay Kumar Sorake and Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi in the Lok Sabha today.