Delhi High Court Clarifies Procedures for Verifying Order/Judgment Authenticity After Identifying Fabricated Bail Document

The Delhi High Court detailed the procedure for verifying the genuineness of the court’s orders or judgments following the discovery of a falsified bail order.

In a case where the mother of the accused sought clarification regarding her daughter’s purported bail order, purportedly issued by the Delhi High Court, the Court discovered no evidence of such an application ever being filed or processed upon investigation.

The Court issued directions to the general public to “exercise caution and diligence, if they deem appropriate in connection with any order or judgment of this Court handed over to them.”

The Court remarked that litigants could verify the authenticity of orders or the High Court by “click of a button or due caution.”

A Single Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “It is a very serious matter of prima facie forgery and fabrication of order of Delhi High Court which requires investigation, as it is not only about alleged forgery of a bail order, which itself is a serious offence and a matter of grave concern, but together with it is another crucial accompanying issue that the forged/fabricated order had been allegedly handed over to an undertrial prisoner by a jail visiting advocate, who has been appointed to assist and help the undertrials.”