Gardenia India Limited and Ors. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petition sought quashing of a CBI FIR arising from bank loan accounts later settled under an OTS. Noting full payment, withdrawal of recovery proceedings, a forensic audit finding no fraud, and declined Section 17-A sanction, the High Court held the dispute was predominantly civil and quashed the FIR, directing voluntary costs.
What did the court decide?
FIR RC No.2232023A0003 dated 21.02.2023 and consequential proceedings quashed; petitioner to deposit volunteered Rs.30 lacs across four funds within six weeks.