Man Accused Of Copyright Violation Uses Forged Court Order To Secure Bail

A man accused in a forgery and copyright case, allegedly secured anticipatory bail using a forged Pune court order. He is currently absconding.

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to Chemte on January 17.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A man accused of forgery and copyright violation case allegedly secured anticipatory bail from the Bombay High Court using a fake order with a forged signature of a Pune court judge.

According to a PTI report, the accused, Haribhau Chemte, got bail in January and is currently absconding. In 2022, a Pune-based company, CTR Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, filed a complaint after it discovered that their patented drawings and designs were unlawfully used by a Chennai-based firm. Investigations revealed that certain employees of CTR, in collaboration with officials from the accused firm, were involved in the unauthorised use of the proprietary designs.

Chemte, who worked in the quality control department at CTR Manufacturing between 2016 and 2017, was allegedly involved in the design theft, as per the PTI report. The Vimantal police in Pune registered a case in 2022 on charges of forgery and copyright violation. During the course of the investigation, Chemte's name surfaced, leading to him being listed among several accused in the case.

"Chemte, whose anticipatory bail application was pending before the Bombay High Court, hatched a conspiracy," a police officer said, reported PTI.

A fresh FIR says that Chemte faked a court order under Section 169 of the CrPC, which had a forged signature of a Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in January this year. He submitted the fraudulent handwritten order to the Bombay High Court to secure bail. Section 169 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) allows for the release of an accused if there is insufficient evidence to justify further legal proceedings.

HC Grants Anticipatory Bail 

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to Chemte on January 17. However, the complainant in the original forgery case raised concerns about a suspicious court order, prompting the High Court to revoke Chemte's bail and order an inquiry into the alleged fraud.

Subsequently, the complainant approached the Vimantal police station, where the initial forgery and copyright violation case was registered, and filed a new complaint against Chemte, who is now absconding.

On Tuesday, the Vimantal police registered a fresh case against Chemte under sections 337 (forgery of public records and documents), 339 (possessing a forged document or electronic record with intent to use it as genuine), 246 (dishonestly making a false claim in court), and 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.