Forging Court Summons Undermines Public Trust in Judiciary; Pre-Arrest Bail Denied Despite Compromise: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court, in a strong-worded judgment, refused to grant anticipatory bail to a woman accused of forging a judicial summons, observing that such actions undermine the sanctity of the justice delivery system and erode public trust. Justice Sumeet Goel, presiding over the matter in Rinku Sharma v. State of Haryana, held that the seriousness of such offences warrants custodial interrogation to unravel the truth behind the…