For Applicant (s) : Shri Siddhartha Dave, Sr.Advocate
assisted by Shri Harshwardhan
Parganiha, Shri Mayank Jain, Shri Anshul
Rai, Shri Madhur Jain, Shri Harshit
sharma, Shri Arpit Goel and Ms. Alekhya
Shastry, Advocates through VC and Ms.
Manubha Shankar, Advocates
For Respondent/State : Shri Praveen Das, Addl. AG
(Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma)
C A V Order
The present application arises out of FIR No. 04 of 2024 dated
17.01.2024 registered by the Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption
Bureau, Chhattisgarh, for the alleged offences punishable under
Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and
Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The
prosecution case emanates from a communication received from the
Directorate of Enforcement alleging the existence of a purported
syndicate engaged in irregularities relating to manufacture and sale of
liquor in the State of Chhattisgarh during the period 2019-2023.
KEY FACTS IN THE BAIL APPLICATION