Police officials revealed that Chemte created a false court order under Section 169 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and forged the signature of a first-class judicial magistrate. He then presented this fake handwritten order to the Bombay High Court, which led to his release on bail.
Pune: A shocking case of fraud has come to light in Pune, where a man named Haribhau Chemte managed to get bail using a fake court order. Chemte, who was accused in a case related to forgery and copyright violation, secured pre-arrest bail from the Bombay High Court on January 17.
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However, it was later discovered that the bail order was fake, and by the time authorities realized this, he had already disappeared.
Police officials revealed that Chemte created a false court order under Section 169 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and forged the signature of a first-class judicial magistrate. He then presented this fake handwritten order to the Bombay High Court, which led to his release on bail.
Section 169 of CrPC allows an accused person to be released if there isn’t enough evidence to continue legal proceedings.
A police officer investigating the case stated, “He faked a court order under Section 169 of the CrPC, bearing the forged signature of a first-class judicial magistrate, and submitted the fraudulent handwritten order to the high court to secure bail.”
The initial case against Chemte was related to the unauthorized use of patented designs belonging to Pune-based firm CTR Manufacturing Pvt Ltd. In 2022, the company lodged a complaint after discovering that a Chennai-based company had misused their patented drawings and designs.
Investigations revealed that some employees of CTR Manufacturing, in collusion with officials from the accused company, were involved in the theft. Chemte, who worked in CTR’s quality control department from 2016 to 2017, was found to be part of the design theft, police sources said.
While Chemte’s anticipatory bail plea was still being processed in the Bombay High Court, he allegedly forged a court order to secure bail. The fraud came to light when the complainant in the original forgery case noticed discrepancies and flagged the issue to the authorities.
A police officer explained, “He hatched a conspiracy to forge a court order while his anticipatory bail application was pending before the Bombay High Court.”
Once the fraudulent order was identified, the Bombay High Court revoked the bail and launched an inquiry into the fraud.
Following this, the complainant approached Vimantal Police Station (where the initial case was registered) and filed a new complaint against Chemte, who is currently absconding.
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Chemte is now facing charges under the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS):
- Section 337 – Forgery of public records and documents
- Section 339 – Possessing a forged document or electronic record with intent to use it as genuine
- Section 246 – Dishonestly making a false claim in court
- Section 318 – Cheating
