Mumbai, Sep 17: A female IPS officer sought quashing of FIR against her over forgery case from Bombay High Court. The FIR against Navtake stems from a report by the Crime Investigation Department , which accused her of procedural lapses during her tenure as head of the Special Investigation Team of the Economic Offence Wing of Pune Police.
In Short IPS officer cites 'strong apprehension of harm' in plea Plea claims FIR is 'vague and illegal' Charges stem from alleged lapses in Rs 1,200 crore scam probe & Indian Police Service officer Bhagyashri Navtake, named in an FIR registered in Pune, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to have the case quashed.
Her plea argues that the FIR against her is "vague and illegal" and goes against the principles of natural justice, as she was not given an opportunity to explain the allegations levelled against her.
The plea also contends that some of the charges invoked against her are not substantiated.
The FIR against Navtake stems from a report by the Crime Investigation Department, which accused her of procedural lapses during her tenure as head of the Special Investigation Team of the Economic Offence Wing of Pune Police.
The Pune Police filed charges of forgery and criminal conspiracy against Navtake, who led the investigation into an alleged Rs 1,200 crore scam involving the Bhaichand Hirachand Raisoni Credit Society.
The case dates back to 2020, when three separate cases were registered in connection with the Bhaichand Hirachand Raisoni Credit Society scam at the Alandi, Deccan, and Shikrapur police stations.
The accused in these cases allege that Navtake, by exerting influence over officers from the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune rural police, prompted them to file the cases.
Her petition, citing the urgency of the situation, has been listed for a hearing before the bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Neela Gokhale on September 25.
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