The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR registered under IPC sections 120-B, 384 and Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The court held that no public servant was identified in the investigation and noted a settlement between parties.
The FIR No.RC2172018A0004 and consequent proceedings are quashed qua the Petitioner.
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UPENDRA RAI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N. Hariharan Sr Advocate; Mr Arshdeep Singh Khurana; Mr. Arjun Dewan; Mr. Arjun Mukherjee; Mr. Himanshu Kasturi; Ms Saumya Pandotra; Mr. Aman Akhtar, Advocates. versus
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR.
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP CBI with Mr. Aryan Rakesh, Advocate. Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr.Pranav Jain, Mr. Tanish Manuja, Mr. Dhruv Negi, Advocates for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R
CRL.M.A. 30623/2025 ( Seeking Exemption )
CRL.M.C. 7294/2025
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CBI, AC-II, New Delhi.
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or otherwise. Therefore, to say that no offence under Section 8 PC Act is made out, at this stage is not correct. The quashing of FIR is, therefore, opposed.
Submissions heard and record perused .
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Settlement inter-se the parties, the FIR No.RC2172018A0004 dated 05.05.2018 under Section 120-B, 384 of the IPC and Section 8 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered at CBI, AC-II, New Delhi, along with the consequent proceedings is hereby quashed qua the Petitioner.
NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J
OCTOBER 14, 2025
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the FIR should be quashed on the ground that no public servant was identified in the chargesheet or investigations to constitute an offence under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,
Whether the settlement and no objection from the complainant requires quashing of the FIR.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Upendra Rai
Central Bureau of Investigation
Complainant Company
Neena Bansal Krishna
As recorded by the court registry
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