HC verdict today on Anil Deshmukh’s plea to quash FIR
The Hindu
Another petition by Maharashtra govt seeks to delete 2 paragraphs in FIR
The Bombay High Court will give its verdict on Thursday on pleas filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh seeking to quash the FIR against him, and the Maharashtra government seeking to delete two paragraphs in the FIR. A division bench of justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar will pronounce the judgment. Mr. Deshmukh’s petition seeks to quash the CBI’s FIR against him that alleges corruption in a letter written by former police commissioner Param Bir Singh to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. After a letter was filed mentioning instances of Mr. Deshmukh directing dismissed assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze to collect ₹100 crore from bars and restaurants every month. A public interest litigation petition was filed before the High Court in which another bench of the court directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry against Mr. Deshmukh that subsequently led to the registration of the FIR.
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