New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Supreme Court has restored criminal proceedings against former MLA Rajendra Singh, his father Amrik Singh, and others for allegedly obtaining a fraudulent Scheduled Caste certificate to contest the Guna Assembly election as a reserved category candidate.
A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Vishwanathan allowed the appeals filed by complainant Komal Prasad Shakya and others, setting aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order dated June 28, 2016, which had quashed the criminal complaint and the trial court's cognizance order.
The allegations involve cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy under Sections 415, 416, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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