SC Quashed Charges Due to Lack of Evidence in Alleged Illegal Tax Raid Case

State through Central Bureau of Investigation Vs Anup Kumar Srivastava (Supreme Court of India) The appeal arose from a challenge to the Delhi High Court’s order quashing charges framed against the respondent, who at the relevant time served as Commissioner, Central Excise, Delhi-I. The CBI had registered a case under IPC Section 120-B and various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act alleging that the respondent, along with other Excise officials and a private person, conspired to conduct an illegal raid and obtain illegal gratification. A charge sheet was filed asserting that a f...