2026:CGHC:12783 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1716 of 2026

1 - Krishn Kumar Shrivastava @ K.K Shrivastava S/o. Late S.P. Shrivastava, Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. 11, Near Aayappa Mandir Bhartiya Nagar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Applicant(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O., P.S.- EOW/ACB, District Raipur C.G.

... Respondent(s)

For Applicant (s) : Mr. Sunil Otwani, Sr. Counsel assisted by Shri Ankush Borkar, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pande, Dy. AG (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma)

Order on Board

17/03/2026 The present application arises out of FIR No. 04/2024 dated

17.01.2024 registered by the Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption Bureau, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.), in connection with an alleged large-scale liquor scam pertaining to the State of Chhattisgarh. The said FIR invokes offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, read with Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. As per the prosecution case, the said FIR came to be registered on the basis of allegations that a large-scale conspiracy was hatched by certain public servan