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Suspects can't contest CBI probes once FIR, investigation ordered: SC

The direction for a CBI probe after the registration of an FIR and subsequent investigation is not open to challenge by prospective suspects or accused, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The significant observations were made by a bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra in a judgement by which it upheld a Karnataka High Court order directing the CBI to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged murder of Bengaluru-based realtor K Raghunath in 2019. The apex court dismissed criminal appeals filed by several accused parties challenging the high court's decision. We are of the considered view that once an FIR is registered and investigation has taken place, direction for an investigation by the CBI is not open to challenge by the prospective suspect or accused. The matter for entrusting investigation to a particular agency is basically at the discretion of the Court, Justice Mishra, writing the judgement for the bench, said. The bench reaffirmed the ..

CBI arrests ex-CMD and GM of BECIL in Rs 3 cr bribery, loan fraud case

The Court has granted Police custody of arrested accused public servants for 4 days till April 19

SC rejects plea for CBI probe into death of Kerala's ADM Naveen Babu

A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court order, which had declined to order a CBI investigation into his death

CBI seeks NBW against Mehul Choksi in Canara Bank cheating case

Days after diamantaire Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium, the CBI approached a court here seeking a Non-Bailable Warrant against him in another case where he and others are accused of cheating a Canara Bank-led consortium of Rs 55.27 crore. Choksi, a prime accused in the alleged multi-million dollar Punjab National Bank fraud, was arrested in Belgium on April 12 following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies. The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the Canara bank cheating case, approached the special CBI court here on Wednesday seeking an NBW against him. However, judge V P Desai sent the matter to a magistrate's court, saying his court had no jurisdiction. The judge cited a Supreme Court judgement which states that for a special CBI court to try a case under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, there must be alleged involvement of a public servant. In the present case, the charge sheet was filed only against private persons for offences under Indian Penal .

Mehul Choksi undergoing cancer treatment, to appeal against extradition

Mehul Choksi, 65, left India on January 2, 2018. He is wanted by the CBI and ED for allegedly cheating Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of ₹13,850 crore

Sushant Singh Rajput case: CBI seeks transfer of hearing on closure report

A court here on Tuesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek transfer of the hearing in the closure report submitted by the agency in actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case to a designated court. The central probe agency had last month filed its closure report in the death case before the Bandra metropolitan magistrate's court. The actor was found hanging in his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra area on June 14, 2020 at the age of 34. In the conclusive medico-legal opinion to the CBI, forensic specialists at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had dismissed the claims of "poisoning and strangling" made in the case, the CBI had said in its report. On Tuesday, the agency informed magistrate K C Rajput that it would move an application before the chief judicial magistrate to transfer hearing in the case to the Esplanade magistrate's court, which is designated to hear CBI cases. Magistrate Rajput permitted the same and said the agency is directed to ..

Mahadev betting app case: CBI names former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel as accused

CBI has named former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel as an accused in the Mahadev Betting App case. The FIR lists 21 accused, with charges of fraud, conspiracy, and gambling violations.

Former HC judge Nirmal Yadav acquitted in 2008 cash-at-judge's door case

A special CBI court here on Saturday acquitted former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice (Retd) Nirmal Yadav and four others in the 2008 cash-at-judge's door case. In the sensational case, a packet containing Rs 15 lakh was allegedly wrongly delivered at the residence of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur, another sitting high court judge, on August 13, 2008. It was alleged that the cash was meant for Justice Nirmal Yadav as a bribe to influence a property deal. The Court of Special CBI Judge Alka Malik pronounced the verdict on Saturday. Defence counsel Vishal Garg said the court acquitted former Justice Nirmal Yadav and four others. There were a total five accused in the case, one of whom died during the trial. The court on Thursday had heard the final arguments in the case registered against Justice Yadav by the Central Bureau of Investigation and posted the pronouncement of verdict for March 29.

'Rhea framed by media': Zee owner's apology after CBI closes SSR probe

Subhash Chandra admits Zee News led the charge against Rhea Chakraborty, apologising as the CBI confirms Sushant Rajput's death was not a murder

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC directs CBI to submit case diary of Kolkata Police

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit the case diary initially prepared by the Kolkata Police in connection with the rape-murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. A single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh also instructed the CBI to present a list of individuals interviewed in the case at the next hearing scheduled for April 23. The CBI submitted a sealed status report on its ongoing probe into the incident, where the doctor's body was discovered in the seminar room of the hospital on August 9, 2024. The court had transferred the case from Kolkata Police to the CBI on August 13. The CBI counsel said he also brought the case diary as directed by the court during the previous hearing. During the hearing, the court inquired whether the crime involved gang rape and if the CBI had identified additional suspects. Deputy solicitor general Rajdeep Majumdar, appearing for the CBI, said the case did n

Mahadev betting app case: CBI raids 60 locations across different states

The case pertains to the illegal operations of Mahadev Book, an online betting platform promoted by Ravi Uppal and Saurabh Chandrakar, both of whom are currently based in Dubai

CBI conducts searches at ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's residences

Bhupesh Baghel's office questions the timing of the CBI searches as it coincides with his scheduled trip to Delhi

RG Kar rape-murder case: HC asks for case diary, poses questions to CBI

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the CBI to produce the case diary related to its investigation into the rape-murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar hospital on the next date of hearing. The court asked whether the central agency was considering the possibility of gang rape or the destruction of evidence in its probe. The petitioners, the parents of the postgraduate trainee at the medical college hospital, prayed for a court-monitored investigation. They claimed that while submitting the charge-sheet before the trial court, the CBI had stated that a larger conspiracy was involved in the crime. They, therefore, prayed for further investigation into the matter. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that the petitioners' prayers would be considered, subject to the present stage of investigation and "the status report to be submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation". He also directed the CBI to present the case diary on the next hearing date, March 28. Additionally, Just

CBI closes Sushant Singh Rajput case: Recounting media trial and witch hunt

The CBI has closed its probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's death, ruling out foul play. The case saw media trials, conspiracy theories, and a witch hunt against actor Rhea Chakraborty

Rhea Chakraborty endured 'untold miseries', says lawyer after CBI report

Reacting to the CBI closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer highlighted the hardships faced by her and others during the investigation

Judge in Delhi cash row was named in CBI's 2018 sugar mill fraud case

The CBI had filed an FIR against Simbhaoli Sugar Mills, its directors, and others, including then non-executive director Yashwant Varma, over a complaint by Oriental Bank of Commerce regarding a frau

CBI files 3 FIRs in ₹9000-crore Noida Sports City 'scam', conducts raids

The CBI has registered three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allotment, development and sanction of Sports City projects in Noida between 2011 and 2014 which turned into a Rs 9000-crore 'scam', officials said Friday. Acting on the orders of the Allahabad High Court, the agency registered the FIRs against real estate firms Logix Infra Developers Pvt Ltd, Xanadu Estates Pvt Ltd and Lotus Green Constructions Pvt Ltd, their directors and some unnamed officials of Noida Authority, following it up with a search operation, they said. No immediate reactions were available from the companies. According to an official, the Noida Sport City Project was aimed to develop world class sport facilities with residential and commercial areas in the sector 78, 79 and 150 of Noida. "It was alleged that... after the allotment of projects, the related conditions were allegedly breached multiple times by the allotees/sub-leasees, in connivance with Noida Authority officials causing suspect

Court rejects chargesheet against Goenka, Balwa in Yes Bank-DHFL case

A special court here has declined to take cognisance of the CBI's supplementary chargesheet naming businessmen Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa as accused in the DHFL-Yes Bank fraud case, noting that allegations against them are not made out. The prosecution has claimed that between April and June 2018, Yes Bank invested about Rs 4,727 crore in the non-convertible debentures and Masala Bonds of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) and sanctioned a Rs 750-crore term loan to a group company of the realtor. In return, Yes Bank's then-managing director and chief executive officer Rana Kapoor allegedly received kickbacks of Rs 600 crore from DHFL. Kapoor and DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj Wadhawan are among the several other accused in the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently filed its fourth supplementary chargesheet in the case before the special court. Besides Goenka and Balwa, the probe agency has named 12 more persons, taking the tally of the

CBI files fresh FIR against ex-FCI GM after surfacing of 'illicit' wealth

The CBI has registered a fresh FIR against Banoth Prem Singh, a former General Manager of Food Corporation of lndia arrested in a bribery case, after the unearthing of an illicit sum of over Rs 3 crore, allegedly belonging to him, from a businessman, officials said Friday. The information about the money surfaced during the analysis of his WhatsApp exchanges by CBI investigators who were probing him in connection with alleged bribery case, they said. "The scrutiny of whatsapp (sic) chats, statement of bank account etc. has established that the illegal money of Banoth Prem Singh to the tune of Rs.3.47 crore were parked with G. Satyanarayan (businessman) from time to time as mentioned in the handwritten notes shared by him out of which Rs 2.47 crore were transferred to different accounts and persons or given to different persons for different purposes," the CBI FIR said. Singh was arrested in June last year in a trap operation involving a Rs 1 lakh bribe. The CBI had acted against hi

SC to hear CBI plea against bail to ex-DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the CBI's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's order of bail to former DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan in the multi-crore bank loan scam case. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice to Wadhawan and sought his response on the plea. The high court on September 9, 2024 granted him bail on medical grounds saying Wadhawan fell within the parameters of a "sick person". During the arguments in the apex court, additional solicitor general S V Raju, representing the CBI, said Wadhawan suffered from no serious medical ailments and huge amounts of money were siphoned off in the case. He argued Wadhawan was a man with "money bags" and spent most of the time out in hospital. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Wadhawan, opposed the submissions and referred to his medical reports. The bench issued notice to Wadhawan and posted the hearing in the week of April 28. The Wadhawan brothers -- Kapil and