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CBI Court Acquits Acharya Balkrishna in Fake Passport Case
A court in Dehradun cleared Acharya Balkrishna in an old passport case.
The case started in 2011.
Investigators said he may have used false school certificates to get an Indian passport.
They brought several charges against him, including using forged documents.
The case continued for more than 15 years.
Balkrishna’s passport was kept with the court for much of that time.
The court eventually found him not guilty of all charges.
Balkrishna said he felt the case was false and that justice had been done.
A Special CBI Court in Dehradun acquitted Acharya Balkrishna of all charges in the passport fraud case.
The case began in 2011 over allegations that he used forged educational documents to obtain an Indian passport.
The CBI charged him with conspiracy, fraud, falsification and use of forged documents, as well as violations of the Passport Act.
Investigators questioned certificates allegedly submitted to the passport office in Bareilly and linked to institutions in Uttar Pradesh.
Balkrishna said the 15-year legal battle amounted to false accusations and mental harassment, and that truth had prevailed.
- Who
- Acharya Balkrishna, the Managing Director of Patanjali Yogpeeth and an associate of Baba Ramdev, was acquitted by a Special CBI Court.
- What
- The court cleared Balkrishna of charges alleging that he used fraudulent educational documents to obtain an Indian passport.
- Where
- The case was heard by the Special CBI Court in Dehradun; the disputed documents were allegedly submitted to the passport office in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The case began in 2011, and the court issued its acquittal on Monday after more than 15 years of proceedings.
- Why
- The CBI alleged that Balkrishna used questionable educational certificates and forged documents in his passport application.
CBI Allegations
Balkrishna's Response
Validity of educational documents
CBI Allegations
The CBI alleged that Balkrishna submitted fake or forged educational certificates to obtain an Indian passport and questioned their authenticity after examining university records.
Balkrishna's Response
Balkrishna described the case as false and said he had been subjected to humiliation, disgrace and mental harassment for 15 years.
Outcome of the case
CBI Allegations
The CBI pursued charges including criminal conspiracy, fraud, falsification and use of forged documents under the Passport Act.
Balkrishna's Response
The Special CBI Court acquitted Balkrishna of all charges, which he said showed that truth had prevailed.
Key facts
- Accused
- Acharya Balkrishna
- Court
- Special Central Bureau of Investigation Court, Dehradun
- Case registered
- July 2011
- Chargesheet filed
- 2012
- Charges framed
- October 2013, later amended
- Alleged documents
- Educational certificates submitted to the Bareilly passport office
- Passport status
- Deposited with the court during the proceedings; renewal was permitted by the High Court in 2018
Quotes
Acharya Balkrishna
Managing Director of Patanjali Yogpeeth and an associate of Baba Ramdev
“For the past 15 years, an unsuccessful attempt was made to break me from within by trapping me in a false case and subjecting me to humiliation, disgrace, and mental torture.”
thehansindia.com
“For the past 15 years, there was a failed attempt to break the inside by being trapped in a false case and subjected to insult and mental harassment; at last, truth was won…”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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