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When Corporate Operations Turn Criminal: Understanding Fraud, Mismanagement & SFIO

Company Law : Explains how routine corporate operations and mismanagement can cross into criminal fraud, highlighting the role of intent in trig...

January 27, 2026 837 Views 0 comment Print

31 FAQ’s on SFIO’s + Inspector’s Investigation of Indian & Foreign Companies in India

Company Law : Explore the depths of SFIOs role and ROC's authority in scrutinizing companies in India. Uncover how these bodies enforce complian...

March 2, 2023 2760 Views 0 comment Print

Investigation into affairs of company by SFIO under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Section 212 of Companies Act, 2013 deals with investigation into the affairs of company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SF...

February 12, 2023 30126 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court annuls FIR against three Ex-Directors of IL & FS but refrains from providing ‘Clean Chit’

Company Law : In Ravi Parthasarthy and Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu [CRL. O.P. NOS. 3730, 4227, 4095 & 11206 OF 2021 CRL. M.P. NOS. 6647, 664...

September 7, 2021 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Serious Fraud Investigation Office – “Apercu”

Company Law : I. INTRODUCTION:  The recent scams and corporate frauds (White-Collar Crimes, to be more specific) saw an enormous rise since pas...

July 14, 2020 6138 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


SFIO Completes Investigation into Companies with Foreign Investment Links

Company Law : SFIO investigations reveal violations under the Companies Act, leading to prosecutions and company strikes, ensuring accountabilit...

December 9, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

SFIO institutes safeguards to prevent misuse of summons and notices

Company Law : SFIO mandates digitally generated summons with QR codes and DINs, enabling online verification to prevent impersonation and misuse...

November 22, 2025 684 Views 0 comment Print

SFIO Introduces Digital Safeguards Against Fraudulent Notices

Corporate Law : SFIO now issues digitally generated Summons/Notices with QR codes and DINs, allowing recipients to verify authenticity online and ...

November 22, 2025 558 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Government Assigns 72 Corporate Fraud Cases to SFIO Since 2019

Company Law : The government addresses SFIO cases, IBC amendments, CSR compliance, and ESG reporting norms for publicly traded companies....

March 20, 2025 1866 Views 0 comment Print

SFIO Probes EV Manufacturers for FAME-II Subsidy Fraud

Corporate Law : SFIO investigates three EV companies for Rs. 297 crore subsidy fraud under FAME-II. Alleged violations include importing restricte...

December 6, 2024 1071 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


NCLT Upholds SFIO’s Winding-Up Petition as Central Govt Had Authorised Officer

Company Law : NCLT Kolkata held that a Senior Assistant Director of the SFIO could file a winding-up petition where the Central Government had i...

June 21, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

SC Dismisses SFIO Probe Plea for Delay and Lack of Statutory Satisfaction

Company Law : The Supreme Court rejected the challenge to an SFIO investigation order due to massive delay and lack of merit. It upheld the High...

February 4, 2026 861 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Quashed SFIO Investigation for Lack of Material & Non-Application of Mind

Company Law : The High Court set aside the SFIO probe after finding that the Central Government failed to show sufficient material or reasons. T...

February 4, 2026 891 Views 0 comment Print

Change of SFIO Probe is Procedural, Not Review: NCLAT Chennai

Company Law : The appellate tribunal held that substituting the investigating agency did not amount to a review or recall. Since the original in...

January 22, 2026 1311 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT upholds NCLT’s Power to Refer Fraud Cases to SFIO

Company Law : NCLAT Delhi confirms NCLT's jurisdiction under Companies Act S.213 and NCLT Rules 11 to refer corporate fraud cases to SFIO, even ...

June 15, 2025 1278 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Keshav Chandra appointed as Director in SFIO under MCA

Company Law : Central Government hereby appoints Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS (AGMUT: 1995) as Director in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (S...

August 11, 2020 4965 Views 0 comment Print

Committee to prepare Investigation manual for SFIO

Company Law : F. No. Legal-35/3/2020 Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New ...

March 6, 2020 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Arrests in connection with Investigation by SFIO) Rules, 2017

Company Law : (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Arrests in connection with Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigation Office) Rules...

August 24, 2017 7668 Views 0 comment Print

Serious Fraud Investigation Officers authorized for purposes of filing & conducting prosecution under Act

Company Law : In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 621 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorise the...

September 23, 2011 1177 Views 0 comment Print

Company Law – Authorized Serious Fraud Investigation Officers

Company Law : NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 617(E) Section 621 of The Companies Act, 1956 - Offences - Offences Against Act To Be Cognizable Only On C...

August 11, 2011 985 Views 0 comment Print


HC allows bail to accused director since trial not possible due to lockdown

May 14, 2020 3480 Views 0 comment Print

Bail was allowable to accused director of fraud on the reason that he was not the signatory to the alleged False Statement in the balance sheet of the Company and there was no loss caused either to any financial institution or Central/State Government and moreover, the trial proceedings is not possible within the reasonable time because of lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak in India.

Bombay HC dismisses NCLT plea to ban Deloitte and BSR for 5 years

April 21, 2020 3105 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court had upheld the constitutional validity of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act but held that it would not apply to auditors who had resigned and also squashed the prosecution or the criminal complaints filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against the erstwhile auditors of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) and its non-bank lending arm for alleged collusion in falsifying books terming it to be ‘ bad in law’.

Committee to prepare Investigation manual for SFIO

March 6, 2020 1464 Views 0 comment Print

F. No. Legal-35/3/2020 Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001, Date: 06.03.2020 OFFICE ORDER Subject: Constitution of High Level Committee for preparation of Investigation manual for Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) With the approval of Competent Authority, a Committee with following composition is hereby constituted […]

SFIO’s prepares 55 reports on fraud & misappropriation by Companies

December 9, 2019 1398 Views 0 comment Print

During the last 3 years, 55 number of research reports prepared by Market Research and Analysis Unit (MRAU) have been submitted to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). 12 number of investigations have been assigned to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).

Text of Charge sheet Filed by SFIO against IL&FS

June 4, 2019 18444 Views 0 comment Print

That during investigation it was revealed that IL&FS  Financial Services Ltd. (hereinafter as ‘IFIN’) is one of the subsidiary companies of the IL&FS Group, whose investigation has also been ordered by MCA as stated above.

SFIO arrests Neeraj Singhal in connection with Bhushan Group investigation

August 10, 2018 1104 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Neeraj Singhal, erstwhile Promoter and Managing Director of Bhushan Steel Limited was arrested by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). He was produced before the court of Competent Jurisdiction today and was sent to Judicial Custody till 14thAugust, 2018.

SFIO investigating 21 cases involving 225 entities in 2017-18

August 8, 2018 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Government has established Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to look into serious corporate frauds including Multi-National Companies (MNCs). The details of investigations assigned to SFIO are:

Internship Programme at Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)

May 31, 2018 5421 Views 9 comments Print

As you are aware, you to our organisation Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SF10) is a multi-disciplinary organization under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, manned by experts in the fields of accountancy, forensic audit, general law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market, Income Tax and Customs & Central Excise etc.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office And arresting powers

April 3, 2018 11031 Views 2 comments Print

Section 211 set forth the provision for the power of the Central Government to establish an office to be called the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to investigate frauds relating to a company.

Investigation – SFIO – Arrest

September 22, 2017 4227 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs by Notification NO. S.O. 2751(E) Dated: 24th August, 2017 has notified that [1]Section 212 sub-section (8), (9) and (10) shall come into force w.e.f. 24.08.2017. MCA further vide [2]notification no. G.S.R. 1062(e) Dated: 24th August, 2017 has published rules called the Companies (Arrests in connection with Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigation Office) Rules, 2017.

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