Allahabad High Court Quashes Forgery Case Against Shooter Vartika Singh

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has quashed criminal proceedings against international shooter and President’s Awardee Vartika Singh, who faced forgery and defamation charges after alleging a ₹25 lakh bribe demand linked to a National Commission for Women appointment.

The Court found no evidence that she forged letters purportedly from the PMO or a Union Minister’s office, holding that the prosecution was mechanical and unsupported by material on record.

The ruling reinforces that criminal law cannot be used to silence whistleblowers without proof.

[Vartika Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Civil Secrtt. Lko & Ors.]