SC Quashes FIR Against Ex-Excise Commissioner, Cites Economic Factors in Asset Valuation Over 25 Years

Nirankar Nath Pandey Vs State of U.P. & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) In the case of Nirankar Nath Pandey Vs State of U.P. & Ors., the Supreme Court quashed an FIR lodged against the former Excise Commissioner, Nirankar Nath Pandey, under charges of possessing disproportionate assets. The case stemmed from an FIR filed on 17th October 2023, which followed a prior 2018 FIR that had already implicated the appellant in various corruption-related offenses. The appellant had been investigated by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment, which found discrepancies between his known income an...