Allahabad High Court
MANTOSH RAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIVEK KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The application is dismissed as not pressed because the matter has been resolved by the AGA’s finding of forgery.
Summary
The applicant, Mantosh Ram, filed an application under Section 528 of the Indian Penal Code seeking relief concerning a birth certificate issued on 21‑11‑2023. The State’s Additional Government Advocate was directed to verify the authenticity of the certificate. The AGA’s compliance report concluded that the birth certificate was forged. When confronted with this finding, the applicant’s counsel requested dismissal of the application on the ground that it was no longer pressed. The Court agreed and dismissed the application as not pressed, leaving any interim relief dismissed as well.
Issues considered
- Whether the application under Section 528 remains pressed after the AGA’s report establishes that the birth certificate is forged
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 528
Subjects
- Section 528
- birth certificate forgery
- application dismissed
- not pressed
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 25838 of 2025
Mantosh Ram
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gopal Krishna Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Amarjeet Yadav, G.A.
Court No. - 80
HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri Gopal Krishna Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant,
learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. fort the
State are present.
2. Earlier the learned A.G.A. was directed to check veracity and
genuineness of the birth certificate issued by the Registrar (Birth and
Death), Community Health Centre, Ratanpura, District Mau, on
21.11.2023.
3. Today, compliance report has been produced by the learned A.G.A. and
based on compliance report, it is submitted that the aforesaid birth
certificate is a forged document.
4. On being confronted, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the
present application be dismissed as not pressed.
5. On the request of learned counsel for the applicant, the present
application is dismissed as not pressed.
6. Interim order, if any, stands dismissed.
(Vivek Kumar Singh,J.)
May 7, 2026
A.P. Pandey
Digitally signed by :-
ANAND PRAKASH PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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