Businessman Mandeep Singh Channa released on KSh.300,000 bail in forgery case

The accused, Mandeep Singh Channa, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on a cash bail of KSh300,000.

According to the charge sheet, Channa is accused of making a false document contrary to Section 347(a), as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code.

In the first count, the prosecution alleges that on an unknown date and at an unknown place within Kenya, Channa, jointly with others not before the court, made a false document—an affidavit dated October 19, 2022—purporting it to be a genuine affidavit sworn by Supinderpaul Singh before Esther Asati, an advocate and Commissioner for Oaths, knowing it to be false.

He is also charged with allegedly uttering the said affidavit on October 25, 2022, contrary to Section 353 as read with Section 349 of the Penal Code.

The prosecution alleges that Channa knowingly and fraudulently submitted the affidavit through his eCitizen account on the Business Registration Service (BRS) system, where it was purportedly used to support Supinderpaul Singh's resignation as a director of Channa Investments Limited.

In another count, Channa is accused of making false minutes of a board meeting of Channa Investments Limited dated October 19, 2022, allegedly purporting them to be genuine minutes of a duly convened company meeting.

He is further accused of uttering the alleged false minutes on October 25, 2022, by submitting them through his eCitizen account on the BRS system to support the purported resignation.

The accused also faces charges relating to an alleged resignation letter dated October 19, 2022, which the prosecution claims was falsely made and purported to have been duly executed and signed by Supinderpaul Singh.

According to the charge sheet, Channa allegedly submitted the resignation letter through his eCitizen account on the BRS system on October 25, 2022, knowing it to be false.

The charges also relate to an alleged transfer of 4,000 ordinary shares in Channa Investments Limited from Supinderpaul Singh to Mandeep Singh Channa.

The prosecution alleges that Channa made a false share transfer document dated July 3, 2023, purporting it to be a genuine document transferring the shares to him.

He is further accused of uttering the alleged false share transfer document on July 25, 2023, by submitting it through his eCitizen account on the BRS system, knowing it to be false.

Channa also faces charges over an alleged affidavit dated July 25, 2023, which the prosecution claims was falsely made to appear as though it had been sworn by Supinderpaul Singh before Esther Asati.

The prosecution alleges that the affidavit was subsequently submitted through Channa's eCitizen account on the BRS system to support the transfer of the 4,000 shares.

Channa denied all the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The court subsequently released him on a cash bail of KSh300,000. The case will proceed through the court process, where the prosecution will be required to prove the allegations against him.