Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Mumbai Court Discharges BJP Leader in Caste Certificate Case
A court in Mumbai decided to let go of a politician named Navneet Rana in a case about a fake caste certificate.
She was a former MP and is part of the BJP.
The court said there wasn't enough proof to keep the case against her.
However, the case against her father will continue.
Earlier, a higher court had canceled her caste certificate, but the Supreme Court later gave it back.
She lost in the recent elections.
The court's decision means she won't face trial for this case, but her father's case is still going on.
Navneet Rana, a BJP leader and former MP, was discharged in a fake caste certificate case by a Mumbai court.
The case against her father, Harbhajansingh Kundless, will continue with the next hearing on February 16, 2024.
The Bombay High Court had canceled Rana's caste certificate in 2021, but the Supreme Court restored it in April 2024.
Rana lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Amravati, where she was the BJP candidate.
Discharge is a pre-trial legal remedy available when there is insufficient evidence against the accused.
- Who
- Navneet Rana, a BJP leader and former MP, and her father Harbhajansingh Kundless
- What
- Discharge of Navneet Rana in a fake caste certificate case, while the case against her father continues
- When
- January 7, 2024 (discharge), February 16, 2024 (next hearing for her father)
- Where
- Mazgaon Court, Mumbai
- Why
- Insufficient evidence to proceed against Navneet Rana, while the case against her father continues due to alleged forgery of documents to obtain a caste certificate
- Person Discharged
- Navneet Rana
- Case Type
- Fake Caste Certificate
- Court
- Mazgaon Court, Mumbai
- Date of Discharge
- January 7, 2024
- Next Hearing
- February 16, 2024 (for Harbhajansingh Kundless)
- Supreme Court Decision
- Restored Rana's Scheduled Caste certificate in April 2024
- Bombay High Court Decision
- Cancelled Rana's caste certificate in 2021
- Election Outcome
- Lost 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Amravati
