Anticipatory Bail Rejected in Coal Levy Scam Due to Prima Facie Role & Need for Custodial Interrogation

Anil Tuteja S/o Late HL Vs State of Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh High Court) In the case of , the Chhattisgarh High Court considered the first anticipatory bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by the applicant in connection with Crime No. 03/2024 registered at ACB (EOW), Raipur, for offences under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and Sections 7, 7-A and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The prosecution case arose from a complaint lodged by the Enforcement Directorate alleging a large-scale illegal coal levy scam involving collectio...