Can I use friend address for Police Clearance

603 votes

Based on the facts stated, you should not use someone else's address merely to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). Furnishing an incorrect address may amount to misrepresentation and can lead to rejection of the PCC or legal consequences if discovered during police verification. If you are unable to use your family residence due to a family dispute, you should apply using the address where you are actually residing, provided you have valid proof of residence (such as a rent agreement, Aadhaar update, utility bill, bank statement, etc.). Police verification will ordinarily be conducted by the police station having jurisdiction over your present address. If you are temporarily staying elsewhere, update your address proof first and then apply for the PCC. Please mention which State you are applying from and whether the PCC is required for a passport, visa, employment, or any other purpose, as the procedure may vary slightly.

Advocate Madhvi Chopra LawRato

865 votes

No, a police clearance certificate can only be obtained from your registered residential address. you will also be required to give a address proof and an identification proof for the certificate. if you can manage and identification proof of the address that you wish to give then it is a possibility

Advocate Kunal Seth LawRato

777 votes

From the facts stated, there appear to be serious allegations of fraud, forgery, impersonation and illegal alienation of family property. If your cousin has indeed fabricated identity documents to falsely project himself as your father's son and has used those documents to create illegal revenue records and execute sale deeds, such acts can be challenged before both the civil and criminal courts. Since the title suit of 2005 and the partition suit of 2025 are already pending, you should immediately seek interim injunctions restraining any further sale, transfer or creation of third-party rights over the disputed property. If sale deeds have been executed on the basis of forged documents or fraudulent Jamabandi entries, you may also seek cancellation of such documents and correction of the revenue records. Simultaneously, if supported by evidence, you may lodge or pursue criminal proceedings for offences relating to forgery, cheating, impersonation and use of forged documents. As the dispute spans several years and multiple proceedings are already pending, all documents, including the power of attorney, gift deeds, revenue records, title suit papers, partition suit records, alleged forged identity documents and sale deeds, should be examined together before deciding the most effective legal strategy. Until the dispute is finally adjudicated, take immediate steps to prevent any further transfers of the property through appropriate interim relief from the competent court.

Advocate Yuganshu Sharma LawRato

598 votes

Generally, no. You should not use someone else's address for obtaining a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) unless you are genuinely residing at that address and can produce valid proof of residence. Providing a false address may lead to rejection of the PCC or legal consequences. If you have shifted to another address in the same city and actually live there, you may apply using that address with the required address proof, even if it falls under a different police station. If you are facing family issues at your permanent address, explain the situation to the concerned Passport Seva Kendra or police authorities and provide genuine proof of your current residence. A PCC must be based on your actual place of residence, not merely on a convenient address.

Advocate Kawaljit Singh Bhatia LawRato