https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757714 The Bombay HC allowed discharge applications filed by petitioners in a CBI case involving rejection of discharge applications, non-forwarding of departmental bills for scrutiny, delays in uploading soft copies, and incorrect expenditure claims for conveyance of customs officials. The court held that CBI's material fell short of establishing grave suspicion against petitioners, particularly after SCI officials were discharged. Following Supreme Court precedent in Union of India v. Prafulla Kumar Samal, the court ruled that mere suspicion without grave suspicion entitles accused to discharge. The court set aside the Special Judge's order dated 23 November 2017 and discharged the petitioners, finding continuation would constitute abuse of process. en-us Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757714 The Bombay HC allowed discharge applications filed by petitioners in a CBI case involving rejection of discharge applications, non-forwarding of departmental bills for scrutiny, delays in uploading soft copies, and incorrect expenditure claims for conveyance of customs officials. The court held that CBI's material fell short of establishing grave suspicion against petitioners, particularly after SCI officials were discharged. Following Supreme Court precedent in Union of India v. Prafulla Kumar Samal, the court ruled that mere suspicion without grave suspicion entitles accused to discharge. The court set aside the Special Judge's order dated 23 November 2017 and discharged the petitioners, finding continuation would constitute abuse of process. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757714