CB charge-sheets man for producing fake document

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 24: Crime Branch (CB) Jammu filed charge-sheet against a man for producing fake driving license before a court, in the Court of Munsiff Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Bani.
The charge-sheet was filed against accused Pawan Kumar Sharma son of Dharam Chand, resident of House Number 65, Vaidya Colony, Bani (district Kathua) in a case registered at police station Crime Branch Jammu for his involvement in keeping and producing fake and forged driving license before the JMIC Bani while disposal of traffic Challan U/S 3/181 MVA by SHO police station Bani.
The case against the accused (happened to be driver of Trax Jeep) was registered by CB Jammu after receiving a copy of order passed by the Ld Munsiff JMIC Bani for necessary action under law as while conducting trial of a traffic challan titled State V/s Pawan Kumar Sharma, Court observed some cuttings and over writings in the driving license produced by the accused and thus expressed suspicion about the genuineness and authenticity of the license.
Accordingly, a preliminary verification was initiated in Crime Branch, Jammu and during the course of verification it was found that the accused had produced his fake and forged driving license before the JMIC Bani for disposal of traffic challan. Following this, a formal instant case was registered in Crime Branch, Jammu.
During the course of investigation, record pertaining to the case was obtained and seized from the Court of JMIC Bani. Moreover, for authentication of the driving license, a report was called from the issuing authority Motor Vehicle Department Mainpuri (UP) which revealed that the driving license was not issued by the authority and it was fake and forged.