Archive · 8 Sep 2026
CBI Court Acquits Balkrishna in 15-Year Passport Case
A court in Dehradun cleared Acharya Balkrishna in an old passport case.
The case was about claims that he used false school and other documents to get an Indian passport.
Investigators began looking into the matter in 2011 after a complaint.
The complaint also alleged that Balkrishna was a Nepali national.
Another man, Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, was accused of giving him the documents.
The court cleared Dwivedi too.
Balkrishna said the long case was tiring and caused him embarrassment and mental suffering.
He said he still trusted the justice system and believed the truth had won.
A Special CBI Court in Dehradun acquitted Acharya Balkrishna of all charges in a 15-year-old passport case.
The CBI alleged that Balkrishna used forged educational and other documents to obtain an Indian passport.
The investigation followed an April 2011 complaint alleging Balkrishna was a Nepali national.
Co-accused Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, accused of supplying forged documents, was also acquitted.
Balkrishna said the prolonged proceedings caused humiliation and mental harassment but that truth had prevailed.
- Who
- Acharya Balkrishna and co-accused Naresh Chandra Dwivedi were acquitted.
- What
- They were cleared in a case alleging the use and supply of forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.
- When
- The complaint was received in April 2011, the formal CBI case was registered in July 2011, and the acquittal was announced on Monday after about 15 years of proceedings.
- Where
- The case was decided by a Special CBI Court in Dehradun; the allegedly questionable documents were submitted to a passport office in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The CBI alleged that Balkrishna used fraudulent educational and other documents, while Dwivedi was accused of supplying them.
CBI Allegations
Balkrishna's Response and Court Outcome
Authenticity of passport documents
CBI Allegations
The CBI alleged that Balkrishna submitted forged educational certificates and other documents to obtain an Indian passport, and questioned certificates submitted to the passport office in Bareilly.
Balkrishna's Response and Court Outcome
Balkrishna called the case false and said he had been subjected to humiliation, disrepute and mental harassment during the prolonged proceedings.
Nationality allegation
CBI Allegations
The complaint that led to the investigation alleged that Balkrishna was a Nepali national who obtained an Indian passport using forged documents.
Balkrishna's Response and Court Outcome
The court ultimately acquitted Balkrishna of all charges; the acquittal did not uphold the allegations against him.
Legal outcome
CBI Allegations
The CBI pursued charges involving criminal conspiracy, fraud, falsification, use of forged documents and provisions of the Passport Act.
Balkrishna's Response and Court Outcome
The Special CBI Court acquitted both Balkrishna and Naresh Chandra Dwivedi. Balkrishna said he retained faith in the judicial system and that truth had prevailed.
- Accused
- Acharya Balkrishna and Naresh Chandra Dwivedi
- Court
- Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) court in Dehradun
- Case timeline
- Complaint received in April 2011; formal CBI case registered in July 2011; charge sheet filed in 2012
- Allegations
- Balkrishna allegedly obtained an Indian passport using forged educational and other documents
- Documents questioned
- Educational certificates allegedly linked to Radhakrishna Sanskrit College in Khurja and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
- Passport status
- Balkrishna surrendered his passport during the proceedings; the Uttarakhand High Court permitted him to withdraw and renew it in 2018
- Verdict response
- Balkrishna said the prolonged case caused humiliation, disrepute and mental harassment, while expressing faith in the judicial system
Sources
Baba Ramdev's Aide Balkrishna Acquitted In 15-Year Old Forged Documents Case
Ramdev's Associate Balkrishna Acquitted in Forged Documents Case
Acharya Balkrishna acquitted by CBI Court in 15-year-old passport fraud case
Ramdev's associate Balkrishna acquitted in 15-year-old forged documents case
