The Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), refusing to quash a summoning order against a man accused of filing forged bank statements in a child maintenance case.

The Bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan observed that filing a forged document before a court is an attempt to “pervert the course of justice” and creates an unfair advantage, thereby insulting the majesty of law.

Case Background

The case stems from a matrimonial dispute between the Applicant, Gaurav Mehta, and Opposite Party No. 2 (his former wife). The parties were divorced in 2007, and the wife subsequently filed an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. for the maintenance of their minor son.

During the maintenance proceedings, the court conce

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