Pooja vs State Of U.P

Pooja vs State Of U.P on 12 October, 2026 Non-Reportable 2026 INSC 1119 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.4902 of 2026 [ @ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.6715 of 2026 ] Pooja ...Appellant Versus State of U.P. & Anr. ...Respondents ORDER Leave granted. 2. The above matter is filed to quash the proceedings in Case No.16720 of 2024 (Case Crime No.94 of 2024, registered at Police Station Chhapar) pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Muzaffarnagar. The allegation is that the appellant deliberately gave false information and forged the death certificate of her mother, which showed the date of death as 21.11.2019, which was actually 20.11.2019. 3. The certificate showing the date of birth is Signature Not Verified Annexure P1, issued by the Competent Authority Digitally signed by VISHAL ANAND under the Panchayati Raj Vibhag of the Government Date: 2026.10.14 10:55:03 IST Reason: of Uttar Pradesh. The same has been obtained on an Page 1 of 4 online application made by the appellant. Subsequently, one Sanjay Kumar, a person unknown to the appellant and not connected to her family, made a complaint that the death was actually on 20.11.2019. On enquiry, the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Muzaffarnagar found that the date as furnished by the appellant was wrong and…