Supreme Court Slams Judge for Filing Forged Case Against Brother, Calls it Grossest Abuse of Office

The Supreme Court recently rebuked a West Bengal judicial officer for filing a forgery case against his brother via a Magistrate instead of lodging a police complaint.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta termed the action as the grossest abuse of juridical office, observing that the officer should be sent home. 

The Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision to quash the criminal proceedings, noting that the judge leveraged his official status to influence a personal dispute.

Further emphasizing that judges must act as ordinary citizens in private matters rather than bypassing standard police procedures. 

[Jai Prakash Singh v. Nandlal Singh]