P&H - Forgery of signatures on documents used in pending dishonour of cheque case - Treating application u/s.156(3) is proper
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed challenging orders that declined to direct registration of an FIR on application under Section 156(3) CrPC (now Section 175 BNSS) and instead treated it as complaint.
The petitioner alleged that officials of HDFC Bank forged her signatures on documents relied on in a pending cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against her, her husband and their company. Arguing that the original documents were with the bank and that she had no means to collect evidence, she sought a direction to police to register an FIR for offences...
