• Forged my signature and grabbed my bank statement

Hi Every one,

Happy new year all.. 

Few days a ago i came to know some one from my family had forged a authorization letter with my signature and grabbed my bank statement. I am located in USA. 

How i came to know:
My father and his brother had a filed a petition in an existing case that his son (being me) had honored to a tune of 25 lakh rs to my uncle(who filed EP long back against my father and his brother) through NEFT on monthly basis of about 1.5 lakhs each month. And i came to know about this petition through my uncle few days ago. So My uncle called me to inform me about this and i had to clarify him saying the money i had sent him is for different purpose and its not related to this case and we are on same page on that. 

What i did after wards:
I got a soft copy of the bank statement they filed in the court through my uncle and contacted ICICI Bank branch manager where my account is hold on and inform him about the situation that i was not in India for almost 2 years and some one got hold of my statement copies please help. With in 30 mints he enquired and got to know that another branch in the same city has issued the copy and gave me deputy bank manager details to talk to. I called deputy bank manager and informed him about the scenario. He then confirmed me that some one approached the bank with an authorization letter with my signature forged requesting bank to issue a bank statement and bank without verifying my signature issued the statement assuming its genuine.

Few questions:
a) I had call recordings with regards to Deputy Bank Manager for the above said matter. How can i proceed legally being in abroad?
b) I strongly suspect a cousin of mine must have done the forgery because we have his telephone number mentioned in the authorization letter and also I can recognize his hand writing. I want ensure a strict action should be taken against him. How to get that done. 
c) Since this involved my privacy and luckily its today a bank statement what if tomorrow if they get issued a cheque book and perform forgery on them to get me into trouble.
Asked 8 years ago in Criminal Law
Religion: Hindu

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1.Lodge a complaint with the consumer forum for agaisnt this deficient act of the bank. The bank can not accept your authorisation letter so casually so as to issue bank statements.

2. Since this a forgery you must lodge a complaint with local police station for this forgery and criminal personation.if you suspect someone you can mention his name as well in the complaint.On this basis the Police is bound to register FIR and arrest the culprit.

3. Do not worry as if bank honours a cheque nering your forged signature then it is bound to make good the loss caused to you.

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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537 Consultations

1. You may file a criminal complaint for forgery and cheating against the relative who forged your signatures. The bank can also be made a party and prosecuted for the offence of criminal breach of trust.

2. Apart from filing the criminal complaint mentioned by you a civil suit for damages against the bank to seek damages for invasion of privacy can also be filed.

3. File a RTI application to the bank to seek a copy of the authorization letter on the basis of which the bank gave the statement of accounts.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30840 Answers
981 Consultations

you will have to come down to india to file FIR of forgery . enclose copy of forged authorization letter received from bank

2) your statement would be recorded by the police .

3) enclose copy of handwriting expert opinion that signature has been forged

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99779 Answers
8145 Consultations

Hi,

What ever may be situation a bank should not issue a statement to any person without the verification and due diligence.

Since the bank has confirmed that they issued the statement without the due care and verification you need to file a case against bank for deficiency in service and inform them that your statement is presented in the court and you may suffer losses in tune of Rs 25 Lacs.

The case should consist of this and a damarage claim of similar amount for the deficiency in service.

The court will direct the bank to reply and contest the case and in future bank will not give any information to any individual if not properly authorised.

ICICI bank on line facilities must be used to do any transection.

Just for safety purposes please open another NRE account in any other bank and transfer most of the fund to that account before you file a case.

You gave very strong ground to screw the ICICI BANK

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6851 Answers
23 Consultations

Approach the Police and lodge a FIR in the instant matter, against your cousin whom you suspect to be involved in this.

If possible, procure something in black-and-white from the Bank too, suggesting the instant forgery.

If the Police does not lodges your FIR, write to the concerned SP and SSP.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
9763 Answers
323 Consultations

Dear Client,

File FIR against cousin for forging ur signatures.

Present case of privacy infringement by bank with due verification. Also, complain to RBI.

) I had call recordings with regards to Deputy Bank Manager for the above said matter. How can i proceed legally being in abroad? ---- Complain to high authorities, above issue through mail.

b) I strongly suspect a cousin of mine must have done the forgery because we have his telephone number mentioned in the authorization letter and also I can recognize his hand writing. I want ensure a strict action should be taken against him. How to get that done. -- Even bank would have CCTV footage.

c) Since this involved my privacy and luckily its today a bank statement what if tomorrow if they get issued a cheque book and perform forgery on them to get me into trouble. --- Intimate bank not to issue or act on ur account any request until u urself personally do.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23081 Answers
31 Consultations

1. Find out which branch of the said Bank has given your said statement since criminal complaint shall have to be lodged against individuals. Thereafter lodge a police complaint at the police station where your branch is situated against the said Branch Manager, DGM, GM and also MD & CEO of the said Bank for illegally divulging your confidential account statement to third party without your consent. If police fails to take action, file a Writ Petition against police inaction praying for a direction upon the police to register your complaint as FIR, investigate and act based on your said complaint. You can send the police complaint though email and/or by courier.

2. You can mention the name of the suspect in your said police complaint to enable the police to nab the culprit.

3. This is the reason you sould lodge the police complaint

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

hi, it is advisable to provide a written complaint at the local police station under section 420,467, 468 ,471 IPC..The above offences are related to cheating and forgery of documents and using forged document as a genuine with a intention of causing loss to another person .. you can contact me for the drafting of complaint,,regards adv Hemant chaudhary

Hemant Chaudhary
Advocate, Gurgaon
4632 Answers
67 Consultations

1. On the basis of evidences in your possession, you may aproach the top management of the bank with a complaint letter against the erring staff for this blunder mistake which is against the customer's interests as well as against their safety.

2. you have to take action only against the bank for divulging the details without verifying your signature.

3 . If the bank do not respond then you may drag them to the banking ombudsman and also to the consumer forum seeking relief and remedy under the said situations/circumstances.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89978 Answers
2492 Consultations

You have to file compliant against both your cousin and the bank for leaking your confidential account information without doing proper check for the same. You may proceed to file a Consumer Compliant for gross deficiency in service by the Bank and File Police complaint against your cousin stating that he tried to operate your account and gathered the account info by impersonating which is a grave criminal misconduct punishable under law.

Any further dicsusccion please feel free to write at

Arun V S
Advocate, Jaipur
64 Answers

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