CBI versus CBI: Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against Spl Dir Rakesh Asthana

New Delhi, Jan 11 The Delhi High Court Friday refused to quash the FIR lodged against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana on pay off charges.

Equity Najmi Waziri additionally declined to suppress the FIR held up against CBI Deputy Superintendent Devender Kumar and affirmed agent Manoj Prasad.

The high court directed the CBI to finish investigation in the event that against Asthana and others inside 10 weeks.

The high court additionally said that the charge of "mala fide" raised against then CBI Director Alok Verma isn't made out.

It also vacated its interim order granting protection to Asthana against criminal proceedings.

Equity Waziri said that permission for prior sanction to prosecute Asthana and Kumar was not required thinking about the actualities of the case.

The high court rejected the petitions documented by Asthana, Kumar and Prasad testing the FIR held up against them. Asthana was set up for charges of criminal intrigue, corruption and criminal misconduct under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.

Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana, on whose complaint the FIR was held up, had affirmed having paid pay off to get alleviation for a situation.

Sana had also made allegations of corruption, extortion, high-handedness and serious malpractice against Asthana.

Equity Waziri had held the judgement on December 20, 2018 on different petitions in the wake of hearing entries of the insight for CBI, the Centre, Asthana, Kumar, Verma and Joint Director A K Sharma.