The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against international shooter Vartika Singh in a case alleging the preparation of forged documents at the behest of a Union Cabinet Minister.
A Bench headed by Justice Rajeev Singh, in an order dated December 19, observed, “There is no evidence of cheating against the applicant, Vartika Singh, in the entire material available before the court.” The court noted that the documents forwarded to her had also been provided to officials and other dignitaries for enquiry, but no investigation was carried out to ascertain who had prepared the alleged forged documents.
In the same matter, the investigating officer had filed a closure report after finding that no offence was made out against Ms. Singh, the court recorded.
Consequently, the court held that the criminal proceedings pending against her were liable to be set aside.
The case pertains to an incident in April 2020, when Rajneesh Singh, claiming proximity to the then Union Minister Smriti Irani, allegedly approached Ms. Singh and promised to facilitate her appointment as a member of the National Commission for Women.
