P&H: Makes Anticipatory Bail Absolute In Forged Will Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made anticipatory bail absolute for Jagjit Singh, who is accused in a case involving the alleged fabrication and registration of a Will relating to ancestral property. Justice Neerja K. Kalson allowed Singh’s petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
The FIR followed a complaint alleging that a Will dated July 20, 2021, had been forged. An inquiry found that the photograph on the Will was copied from an earlier registered Power of Attorney, and a forensic report stated that the photographs were identical. The inquiry also indicated alleged connivance...