Birth Certificate Forgery Case: SC Invalidates FIR Against Shuttler Lakshya Sen

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the First Information Report filed against badminton player Lakshya Sen, his family members, and coach in connection with allegations of birth certificate forgery.

A two-judge bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar ruled that continuing criminal proceedings against Sen would be unjustified and tantamount to an abuse of the court’s process.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had issued notices to the Karnataka government and complainant M G Nagaraj, who had accused Sen and his family of forging birth certificates for Lakshya and his brother Chirag Sen.

The case originated from a private complaint lodged by Nagaraj, claiming that Sen’s parents—Dhirendra and Nirmala Sen—along with his brother, coach U Vimal Kumar, and an employee of the Karnataka Badminton Association, were involved in falsifying official birth records.

Previously, the court had rejected petitions by Sen, his family, and coach to quash the FIR. It had observed that there was prima facie evidence justifying further investigation into the matter.

However, the Supreme Court’s recent decision has now put an end to the criminal case against the badminton star and others, clearing them of all allegations related to the birth certificate forgery.

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