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says, “......In today’s proceedings, which lasted for about five hours, (at Jaipur) he (Mr. Bansi Lal Gupta, the Returning Officer for Rajya Sabha elections) Read More |
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International Herald Tribune dated |
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08/09/03 says, “Ashok Kashyap, a New Delhi-based Handwriting Expert with 40 years of experience Read More |
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DELHI MID DAY dated 31/07/92 says, |
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“Ashok Kashyap is a unique crime buster. His Forgery Detection Bureau Read More |
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THE HINDU dated 02/08/91 |
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(Gurgaon Edition) says, “Mr. Ashok Kashyap runs a Private Bureau for detecting forgery Read More |
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PT. ASHOK KASHYAP, DirectorKashyap's International Forgery Detection Bureau
(Estd. Since 1935, Oldest running office in India / Asia )
Above C-Lal Chemist, Opp. Ritz Cinema,
Nicholson Road, Kashmere Gate,
Delhi – 110006 (INDIA)
Phone : (O) +91 011 23983019
Telefax : (R) +91 011 27603244
Mobile : +91 9810379221
E-mail : akdirector@hotmail.com
ak_fingerprintexperts@hotmail.com |
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ABOUT PT. ASHOK KASHYAP
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I have been in active practice for more then 47 years and have a unique distinction of having been consulted by Hon'ble Courts from several states in India, almost by every Nationalised Bank, Various Foreign Banks from several parts of India including foreign clients from abroad. I have been on the panel of several Nationalised and foreign Banks and Govt. Undertakings. I have appeared in numerous departmental enquiries conducted by several Banks, Govt. Undertakings & have given evidence before several courts all over India including Central Vigilance Commission, DRTS, TADA Courts, Special CIB Courts including Department Enquiries pertaining to Banks and Government Undertakings.
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Our office occupies a high pedestal in terms of reputation and its sustenance and is probably the oldest existing office of the "Document Examiners" in the World today. It has produced several Experts of eminence in this profession. It was established way back in 1935 by my revered late Father Pt. Ugrasen Kashyap, who was a versatile genius, a colossal in the field, an erudite scholar, an educationist and an original thinker. He utilized his prodigy in editing various acclaimed journals on document examination in pre-independent era dominated by the colonial prejudice not very conducive for the growth of budding native experts those days in this field due to the prejudiced ourlook and keen patronage granted to the Anglo Indian Experts by the Bench. He in the midst of a stiff opposition won laurels all over India and Abroad having earned recognition for his precocity, brilliance, incorruptibility and accolade from such colossals as A.S. Osborn (Author of Several World Famous Books on the subject of questioned document examination) and Mr. Ordway Hilton, a modern giant in this field. He practised between the years 1935 to 1982 at this office.
"Rome was not built in a day" is a well known adage applied quite apposite in a proper context to our establishment. As I nostalgically contemplate about this historical establishment, my thoughts go embalmed with deepest gratitude to my elder brothers, whose contributions in shaping the destiny of this office are by no way insignificant.
It is a cruel travesty of destiny exploited by the bedlam of history that the vibrantly glorious contributions of notable deserving men may be lost under the rubble of stony silence of the past. My endeavors are to retrieve and resurrect them for the benefit of the present generation and the posterity.
My opinion & personal evidence before Hon'ble High Court of Singapore were graciously accepted
in 1997.
Our office has been regularly receiving Original documents for opinion from Hon'ble Courts, Banks, Govt. Undertakings, DRTS, Police Departments & Private Parties from all over India & abroad for last
77 years since 1935.
I have examined thousands of contested documents including disputed cheques, stolen D/Ds, withdrawals, tempered and altered ledger sheets, loan papers, R.T.C.S., vouchers, applications, Marriage certificates, Letters of registration, Election Petitions, partition deeds, rent deeds, love letters, threatening letters, suicide notes, wills, promissory notes and Sale Deeds etc. received from various Courts, Banks, Police Departments, Govt. Undertakings and Private Parties among others in various scripts.
I belong to an illustrious family of experts & our office, the oldest in India is running since 1935. I received my initial training from my father Pt. Ugrasen Kashyap who was a stalwart in this profession for about 50 years. I also received my training from 3 other Senior Experts including Mr. V.N. Sehgal, Ex. Director, Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) (CBI). I also received my advanced training from International Association for Identification (IAI) at Orlando and Metro Dade Police Training Department at Miami (USA). I was also an invitee delegate at the 150th anniversary of the Royal Microscopical Society, London in 1989 and at the International Association for Identification Conference, Orlando (USA) in 1983. I went on a training and lecture tour abroad and also visited several important Laboratories like the Ontario Provincial Police Laboratory and Documents' Section at the Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto (Canada) on two successive occasions to acquire the latest knowledge in the techniques of detection of forgeries and development of latent fingerprints. I was appointed as Regional Vice president for India in recognition of my professional standing by International Association for Identification (USA) in 1983. I have also visited various renowned Law Firms for examination of questioned documents at Singapore, Kualalumpur & Kuching (Malaysia).
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| I am a Life Member of the International Association for Identification (U.S.A), an Ex-Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (Oxford) and Ex-Member of the Canadian Identification Society (Canada). I am also a Life Member of several prestigious organizations like the Forensic Science Society of India, Indian Academy of Forensic Science and Indian Institute of Criminology. |
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I am primarily a Senior Court Consultant and have received documents for opinion from almost every state of the country and have appeared for evidence before Hon'ble Courts in Andhra Pradesg, Bihar, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, MP, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand etc. for opinion and have been regularly appearing for evidence in Courts for last 47 years. I have the honor to state with utmost humility that I am perhaps the only Expert whose reports have been directly submitted before Hon'ble Supreme Court of India & whose opinion & evidence have been accepted by Singapore High Court. Besides Banks, Courts & several Government Undertakings. Our office has been consulted by various Ministries (MPs/MLAs), Vigilance Departments, Firms, Airlines, Universities, Detective Agencies, Embassies, private parties & foreign counrtries including Bangladesh, Dubai, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, Singapore, USA & UK among others besides High Profile Clients all over India and abroad.
Our office during the last 77 years has rendered creditable services to the Bench & the Bar, Govt. of India's Ministry of Home Affairs, Special Police Establishment, Anticorruption Department of Northern Railway, Delhi Police, Railway Police, Railway Board, Municipal Corporations, Majority of Nationalised & Foreign Banks, and several other agencies among others.
We reaffirm our pledge to rededicate ourselves to impartial, honest and prompt services and our firm commitment to deliver professional services (Opinions) latest within a week of the receipt of documents to assist the Hon'ble Courts & other agencies in the prompt administration of Justice. Our opinions can be filed before Hon'ble Courts in Civil, Criminal & revenue cases and also a FIR can be lodged on their basis and are universally acceptable.
As I look with nostalgia drifting into the distant hoary legendary, historical & fabulous past of this office with a deep sense of pride, wonder and satisfaction. I solemnly acknowledge with the deepest gratitude and humility without the least braggadacio, the profuse generosity and the charitable response of our benevolent patrons worldwide lavished in a substantial measure keeping the fire in our dogged sprit for conscientious service kindled and un-extinguished since the inception of this establishment. This proverbial munificence has indeed kept our office blessed & alive all these long years.
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| An exclusive section is being dedicated as a mark of tribute and respect to the holy memory of my late father & two elder brothers whos untiring efforts have been responsible to bring glory to this establishment. Some rare photographs, important references from past Court Judgments, correspondence hinting at the association with some of the most important luminaries of the past and appreciations are included to keep the contemporary generation and the posterity suitability well informed about the course of the long meandering professional journey that has assiduously continued to justifiably pronounce Pt. Ugrasen Kashyap truly a genius and this institution as a "Mecca" in this profession in the annals of history. |
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| Extracts from Court Judgments relating to Late Shri Ugrasen Kashyap, Handwriting Expert (Founder, 1935) THE OPINION OF THE JUDGE SMALL CAUSE COURT DELHI |
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Today I had an opportunity of visiting the laboratory of Mr. Ugrasen Kashyap B.A. LL.B. Document Expert. I was highly pleased at the methods of detection of forgery which he explained me. Within a very short time of about a year, this expert has got a reputation of being honest and impartial expert.
He has appeared in a few cases in my court and his opinions and methods of arriving at these opinions attracted me to his laboratory, in my opinion, his services will prove very useful in detecting forgery. I wish him success. 26/06/36................................(Sd.) BALK RAM P.C.S
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| Extracts from Court Judgments |
1. In the Court of Sh. Bawa Niranjan Singh B.A., P.C.S., Subordinate Judge 1st Class, Gurgaon
Civil Suit No. 1407 of 1934 Sita Ram son of Bensidhar, Mahajan through Mutsaddi Lal Mukhtar-i-am Farukhnagar, Distt. Gurgaon, Plaintiff
Against
Shib Dayal and Ganga Sajai sons of Kidar Nath of Mauza Farrukhnagar Tehsil and District Gurgaon, defendants. Claim for recovery of Rs. ................ on account of rent.
“…Now as to the Expert evidence it is true that defendants have produced the Governments Expert and the expert produced by the plaintiff is comparatively younger in this procession. But the evidence of the former cannot be accepted simply because he happens to be the Government Expert, and that of the latter cannot be rejected, because he is a private expert. Honest Experts, who are freshers in this profession, are bound to take more pains, and devote more time, and therefore are likely to arrive at correct conclusions.
The Govt. Expert, with all his experience did not find anything suspicious about the signature or stamp on the contested receipt Ex. D6. I have examined both with the aid of the magnifying glass, and I am in full agreement with the plaintiff's expert that the stamp on Ex.D6 was removed from some other documents and put on this……
I have therefore no hesitation to agree with plaintiff's expert (Ugrasen Kashyap) and hold that the receipt Ex.D6, is not genuine. Consequently I decide this issue against the defendants".……………………………………………………………” |
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S.J. 1st Class
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2. In the court of Sh. Atta Ullah Qureshi, B.A. (Hons) LL.B., P.C.S., Sub Judge, Batala, District Gurdaspur (Punjab) Civil Suit NO. 506 of 1935 decided on 28th April, 36.
…..”In this case, the thumb impression of the defendant on the pronote in suit was sent to the Phillaur Bureau for comparison, but the report was that the same is undecipherable. After the receipt of this report, my learned predecessor vide his order dated 24/10/35 sent the thumb impression for comparison to one. Mr. Urga Sen, an expert at Delhi. The report of this expert alongwith its photo enlargements has been received by this court and the expert has also been examined on interrogatories. In exhibit C.I., the expert has given his reasons in arriving at the conclusion that the pronote in suit is thumb-marked by the defendant and these reasons appeared to be very strong. The expert has clearly stated that there appears to be no dissimilarity in the thumb-impression on the pronote in suit and the one obtained in court. This being so, it appears to me, that the plaintiff has succeeded in establishing that the pronote in suit was executed by the defendant. There being no rebuttal worth the name, I decide the issue in favor of the plaintiff"…..Sd. Atta Ullah Qureshi, Sub-Judge-III, Class Batala, Punjab ……….….Opinion believed in preference to Punjab Govt. finger-print Bureau's opinion. |
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Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Vice Chancellor, Benares Hindu University, vide his appreciation dated 22/02/1928 says, "…..Ugrasen was one of our best students. The principal of the college has very high opinion of his merits. I have no doubt that he will prove successful as a headmaster and therefore I strongly recommend him for such an appointment" .…………………………………………………………………………… Glorious Tribute
Note: Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya was the Founder of the Baneras Hindu University, an erudite scholar and a nationalist who attended the round table conference at London with Mahatma Gandhiji
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- Sweet & Maxwell, Ltd., Law Publishers (Estb.1800) 2 & 3, Chancery Lane, London, w.c.2 (U.K.) vide letter dated 06/11/1939 “says, "…..Please therefore send us a set of the parts issued to date….. On receipt of your bill for the subscription due, we will send you a remittance."
- The Editor, The Indian Police Gazette, Park Street, Calcutta, vide letter dated 02/08/1939 ays, "…..We thank you for your letter of the 28th July and for the three copies of "Document Disputes" you sent us….. We shall be glad to get a specially contributed article from your pen."
- Mr. Ordway Hilton, Associate Editor, The American Journal of Police Science, Northwestern University, School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (U.S.A) vide letter dated 16/05/1940 says, "….I personally have read with interest the copies which accompanied your letter. Consequently I should like to enter a subscription with you, commencing with the issue which followed the December, 1939 number (Vol. 1, No. 7)….. My copies of "Document Disputes" should be sent to me C/o the Chicago Police Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, South State Street, Chicago, Illinois U.S.A."
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- Mr. Po Sai, Advocate, Higher Grade Pleader, Pyinmana, Burma vide letter dated 14/02/1956 says, “….. Believing that you are still publishing your esteemed monthly magazine on Document Disputes, will you kindly send me 1954 & 1955 volumes per V.P.P.?.”
- Mr. M.C. Ghelani, Near Police Station, Advocate, Mbale, Uganda (S.E.Africa) vide letter dated 29/12/1954 says, “…..It is my intention to refer to you one document to ascertain the ‘age’ of Ink of the signature of the signatory thereto)…..”
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Sri Charan Singh, Minister of Agriculture (U.P) and Ex-Prime Minister of India vide letter dated 31/03/53 says, “…..This is to certify that Sri Ugra Sen Kashyap, Examiner of Questioned Documents, Delhi is personally known to me for a number of years. He has given me opinion as a documents expert in several of my cases at the time when I was practicing as a lawyer and found his work quite satisfactory. He should do well on any job of trust and responsibility.”……………………………APPRECIATION FROM EX-PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA. |
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- Shri Kasri Chand, Superintendent of Police, City Delhi, vide letter dated 14/02/1956 says, “This is to certify that Shri Ugrasen Kashayap and Shri Brij Bhushan Kashyap, Examiner of Questioned Documents of Kashmere Gate Delhi are working as Consultant Experts fo this department.”
- Mr. Mahendra Pal Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Delhi Special Police Establishment, vide letter dated 29/07/1955 says, "I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to the incurring of an expenditure not exceeding …..on account of fees to be paid to the Private Handwriting Expert, Shri Ugrasen Kashyap of Delhi for examination of certain documents in SPE cases No…….."
- Mr. P.K. Mathur, Anticorruption Officer, Northern Railway, H.Q. Office, New Delhi vide letter dated 28/05/55 " says, …..Messrs Ugrasen Kashyap and Brij Bhushan Kashyap, Handwriting Experts, have been known to me for many years. I have availed of their services on more than one occasion. I am greatly impressed with their thorough study of the subject. I have found their work very satisfactory in all respects. They are entirely dependable and I wish them all success."
- Mr. N.N. Moitra, Superintendent of Police, SPE(E), New Delhi vide letter dated 18/08/1955 says, "…..I write to say that the Inspector General of Police, Special Police Establishment, New Delhi's orders have been received alongwith the sanction of the Government of India to get the five cases examined by you."
- Lt. Simon B. Reyes, Jr., Republic of the Philippines Province of Rizal Municipality of SAN JUAN Police Department vide letter dated 26/12/1958 says, "In several issues of the "JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY and POLICE SCIENCE" (USA), your magazine has been mentioned and quoted upon relative to some valuable articles featured therein".
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| Ashok Kashyap Handwriting Expert with Shri. P.V. Narsimh Rao ( Hon'ble Foreign Minister in 1982, Later Hon'ble Prime Minister of India ) |
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| OPINION ON SCANNED DOCUMENTS CAN BE SENT BY POST OR E-MAIL |
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