Hi
@legalfalcon
In a case where a minor was falsely framed and charged in India, along with several other minors, and later acquitted by the court; should this be notified to IRCC when applying for PR, even if the PCC says No Adverse information?
Issue is, the individual never knew about these charges, never got a summon, never went to court, was living their life normally, studied abroad, travelled abroad for vacations, worked abroad too.
Everything was fine until they applied for a PCC from their home country. Before all this, the individual applied for passport, visa in multiple countries and lived there, but there was never an issue. This person also got a work permit in Canada, and during filing, they mentioned NO in their application when asked about any Criminal Charges, because they never knew about this case.
Now since they are in Canada, and gathering documents for PR, they found out about this case. Upon requesting a PCC, the police prompted that a case shows up on their system, but they dont know the status. Upon digging, it was found that almost two decades ago, when the minor was still in school, a false case was filed against them and a group of students, which was also acquitted, so there is no pending case.
But now there is another dilemma about what needs to be done, as they have mentioned NO in their Work Permit application form, when asked about being charged in the past. Should they now approach IRCC, and tell them of this new finding? And the other question is, since the PCC is clear, should they answer YES when asked if they were ever charged?
Could you please guide here?