BharatPe fraud case: Delhi HC quashes lookout circular against Ashneer Grover, wife

Delhi High Court cancels LOC against Ashneer Grover and wife after FIR quashing; accused of cheating and forgery.

The Delhi High Court has ordered the cancellation of a lookout circular (LOC) issued against Ashneer Grover, the former MD of payment app BharatPe, and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, noting that the FIR lodged against them over allegations of cheating and forgery has already been quashed.

Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order on Monday (November 11) after the court was informed that another bench of the High Court quashed the FIR on the same day.

"Although the copy of the order (quashing the FIR) is not available as of now, the aforenoted fact is not disputed by the counsel for the parties.

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"In light of the fact that the underlying FIR has been quashed, the LOC issued by respondent No. 3 (Bureau of Immigration), in the opinion of the court, will not survive," Justice Narula said.

The LOC was issued by the Bureau of Immigration at the instance of Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in view of the investigation against the Grovers in the cheating and forgery FIR.

The quashing of the FIR was sought by the Grovers on the ground of the recent settlement of disputes with the fintech company.