HC dismisses plea of PWC CEO for Criminal Defamation

Sarvesh Mathur Vs State of NCT Delhi (Delhi High Court) Held that as there was no material on the basis of which Sessions Court could have summoned any of the accused. The summoning order was rightly set aside. Facts- The petitioner had been in employment of the respondent No.2/ M/s Pricewaterhousecoopers Private Limited as a Chief Finance Officer (CFO). His case is that he had found certain irregularities in the method of working of the respondent No.2 and when he highlighted the same, he was sidelined in the organization and finally he was forced to resign on 31st December, 2011. However, th...