Economic Offences Wing Archives

Multiple FIRs with substantially similar allegations? Delhi District Court grants bail; says arrest not a mechanical sequel to FIR

The Court observed that arrest is not designed to operate as a punitive measure nor as an instrument for demonstrating the authority of the investigating agency.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Investigation cannot linger for years’; Bombay HC rebukes Mumbai Police for four-year-long delay in filing charge sheet in fraud case involving 600 investors

“Investigation cannot be permitted to linger on for years, keeping the investors in the lurch, not knowing what is the outcome of the case.”

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Can Other Law Enforcement Agencies Take Up Investigations Parallel to SFIO Investigations? Ashish Bhalla v. State: A Case Comment

by Anuj Berry†, Sourabh Rath††, Megha Janakiraman††† and Aparajito Sen††††