HC quashes FIR against Sanjiv Bhatt
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- Saturday, 03 March 2012 20:26
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court on Friday ordered the quashing of an FIR against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt for allegedly furnishing false information. This FIR was lodged by the state police against Bhatt a few days after he accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.
In a case filed by Bhatt’s subordinate K D Panth, ACP N C Patel had lodged a complaint before a magisterial court against Bhatt under sections 172 and 177 of IPC for evading summons and furnishing false information. The FIR claimed that Bhatt did not turn up before police on the pretext that he had to appear before the probe panel on the particular day he was summoned while he had not gone to the Nanavati Commission, though he. The FIR was filed a couple of days after Bhatt was released on bail.Â
In the order, Justice Shah observed that invocation of sections 172 and 177 of IPC was completely misplaced, as Bhatt had responded the summons. Since summons was served on him, it cannot be said that he evaded it.
Moreover, with regard to section 177 of IPC, the judge observed that the information in question should be pertaining to the offence, but it is not the case here. Hence both the sections cannot be applied against Bhatt.
Bhatt had challenged the FIR before HC. Passing the order, Justice M R Shah observed that the registration of complaint was abuse of the process of law by the government.Â
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