P&H: Grants Anticipatory Bail to Clerk in Forgery-Related FIR, Cites Documentary Nature of Case The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a government clerk booked in a case involving alleged irregular issuance of NOCs and misuse of records, observing that the allegations were mainly documentary in nature and did not call for custodial interrogation. Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing the plea filed by Abhinav Takshak under Section 482 of the BNSS,
P&H: Grants Anticipatory Bail to Clerk in Forgery-Related FIR, Cites Documentary Nature of Case
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05 Jun 2026
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 61, 340, 338, 336(3), 318(4), 316(5) — Anticipatory bail — Allegations arose out of discharge of official duties and were primarily based upon departmental records and documentary evidence - Petitioner was working as Clerk for a limited period - There was no specific allegation that petitioner prepared forged Certificates, forged signatures, fabricated records or derived any personal gain - No recovery was to be effected from
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