SC refuses to quash forgery case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to quash charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in an alleged corruption and forgery case.
Tytler was allegedly actively involved in the forgery of the letter, written on letter head of Makan, which was purportedly addressed to the Prime Minister for easing visa norms for a Chinese telecom firm in 2009.
The
Petition
before
the
Court
had
challenged
an
order
passed
by
the
Trial
Court
in
December,
2015,
wherein
the
duo
was
directed
to
face
trial
for
the
forged
letter.
The
impugned
order
had
been
pronounced
after
a
complaint
was
filed
by
the
then
Minister
of
State
for
Home
Ajay
Maken,
who
had
alleged
that
a
forged
letter
on
his
letterhead
was
written
to
the
former
PM
by
Verma,
seeking
to
ease
business
visa
norms.
The forged letter was given to a China-based telecom firm with the purpose of wrongful assuring them of visa extension in India. Verma had allegedly demanded one million dollars from the firm showing the letter but the money did not exchange hands.
Acting on the complaint of Maken, CBI had registered a case against Verma last year under section 469 of the IPC which relates to forgery for purpose of harming reputation.
Tytler denied allegations against him saying, "This is all rubbish. I have just came to know about it. There is no truth in it."
Charges had then been framed against Tytler for offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 420 (cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document), and under section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act dealing with taking gratification by corrupt or illegal means to influence public servant.
OneIndia News