Fake caste certificate case: Court rejects appeal filed by Navneet Rana's father

A sessions court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the appeal filed by Amravati MP Navneet Ranas father against a proclamation order issued by a magistrateA metropolitan magistrate court had last month issued the proclamation order against the lawmakers father Harbhajan Kundles for not appearing before it although multiple summonses were issued against himRana and her father are accused of allegedly forging documents to obtain a caste certificate as the Amravati seat is reserved for Scheduled Caste SC candidatesKundles had then filed a review petition before a sessions court here against the magistrates orderAfter hearing both sides additional sessions judge Santosh Kulkarni rejected Kundles plea advocate Sachin Thorat who represents the complainant in the case saidAlso Read Mumbai Police conducts more raids ecigarettes worth Rs 148 lakh seizedAs per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC a proclamation order is issued if any court has a reason to believe whether after taking evidence or not that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executedCourt may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place and time not less than 30 days from the date of publishing such proclamationAs per the complaint lodged at Mulund police station in Mumbai Rana and her father had allegedly forged documents to obtain a caste certificate as the Amravati Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra is reserved for SC candidatesIn 2021 the Bombay High Court had cancelled the caste certificate issued to Rana saying it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documentsThe fatherdaughter duo had challenged the high courts order in the apex courtThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever