Anil Deshmukh moves Bombay HC seeking quashing of CBI FIR against him

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him on April 21 by the CBI on corruption charges.

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on charges of corruption. He has also sought interim protection from any coercive action against him by the investigating agency. The plea is likely to be heard by a division bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale this week. The CBI on April 21 registered an FIR against the NCP leader under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with illegal gratification obtained by a public servant and section 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).