Extortion and bribery case: Bombay HC extends Wankhede’s interim safety from arrest until June 23

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday prolonged until June 23 the interim safety from arrest granted to NCB’s former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede within the CBI’s case of extortion and bribery towards him.

The CBI’s case is that Wankhede and 4 different accused had demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following the alleged seizure of medicine from a cruise ship in October 2021.

A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige mentioned it will hear Wankhede’s plea looking for to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) FIR within the case on June 23.

Wankhede’s counsel Aabad Ponda instructed the HC that as per court docket’s earlier course, the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer appeared earlier than the CBI for interrogation seven occasions and has been cooperating.

CBI’s advocate Kuldeep Patil instructed the court docket that the investigation within the case was at an important stage. The bench mentioned it will hear Wankhede’s plea on June 23.

“Interim relief granted stands extended till the next date,” the court docket mentioned.

Wankhede moved the HC final month looking for a quashing of the case and in addition sought interim safety from any coercive motion.

A trip bench of the HC then granted interim safety to Wankhede from arrest until June 8 and directed him to cooperate with the investigation.

The CBI in its affidavit filed final week searched for the interim safety to be recalled, saying it had a prima facie case towards Wankhede.

Wankhede and others accused within the case have been booked on expenses of legal conspiracy and extortion threats beneath the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act pertaining to bribery.

Aryan Khan and a number of other others had been arrested in October 2021 for alleged possession, consumption and trafficking of medicine.

Later, Aryan Khan was granted bail by the excessive court docket after spending three weeks in jail.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) subsequently filed its chargesheet however didn’t identify Aryan as an accused within the case citing lack of proof.

The anti-drugs company had then arrange a particular enquiry staff to hold out an inquiry into the case and towards its personal officers.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday prolonged until June 23 the interim safety from arrest granted to NCB’s former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede within the CBI’s case of extortion and bribery towards him.

The CBI’s case is that Wankhede and 4 different accused had demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following the alleged seizure of medicine from a cruise ship in October 2021.

A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige mentioned it will hear Wankhede’s plea looking for to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) FIR within the case on June 23.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Wankhede’s counsel Aabad Ponda instructed the HC that as per court docket’s earlier course, the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer appeared earlier than the CBI for interrogation seven occasions and has been cooperating.

CBI’s advocate Kuldeep Patil instructed the court docket that the investigation within the case was at an important stage. The bench mentioned it will hear Wankhede’s plea on June 23.

“Interim relief granted stands extended till the next date,” the court docket mentioned.

Wankhede moved the HC final month looking for a quashing of the case and in addition sought interim safety from any coercive motion.

A trip bench of the HC then granted interim safety to Wankhede from arrest until June 8 and directed him to cooperate with the investigation.

The CBI in its affidavit filed final week searched for the interim safety to be recalled, saying it had a prima facie case towards Wankhede.

Wankhede and others accused within the case have been booked on expenses of legal conspiracy and extortion threats beneath the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act pertaining to bribery.

Aryan Khan and a number of other others had been arrested in October 2021 for alleged possession, consumption and trafficking of medicine.

Later, Aryan Khan was granted bail by the excessive court docket after spending three weeks in jail.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) subsequently filed its chargesheet however didn’t identify Aryan as an accused within the case citing lack of proof.

The anti-drugs company had then arrange a particular enquiry staff to hold out an inquiry into the case and towards its personal officers.