Date:13/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/13/stories/2008041360470300.htm

New Delhi

High Court orders police probe

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the Crime Branch of the Delhi police to investigate allegations against a man that he is engaged in a racket of filing fake cases on forged documents to extort money.

Justice S. N. Dhingra passed the direction when several “victims” of the accused, Vishesh Jain, informed the Court that they were not involved in cases filed by him.

In one such case, the Court had imposed costs of Rs.10,000 on the accused for filing a suit on behalf of a builder couple submitting that the couple had given him General Power of Attorney to take care of his business matters.

The Court had subsequently come across another case filed by the accused on the basis of forged documents. In this case, the accused had made an out-of-court settlement with the respondent by accepting Rs.30,000 for withdrawing it.

The accused is at present absconding. A lower court has issued a bailable warrant against him.