The Court was hearing a case where a complaint was made against one Vishal Singh (appellant), the Principal of a minority educational institution governed by the Diocese Education Board and run by the Church of North India.
According to the complaint, the accused used forged and falsified documents, embezzled ₹13 crore from the fees paid by girl students and distributed it among themselves.
A First Information Report (FIR) was subsequently registered against the appellant under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 including those pertaining to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.
Aggrieved, the appellant moved the Allahabad High Court seeking quashing of the case. However, the High Court refused to do so, stating that the allegations in the case could only be considered based on evidence produced during trial.
Following this decision, the appellant moved the apex court in appeal.
Source: Barandbench
