‘Deficiency’ in service: FIR HC exempts ‘Jaguar’ director from appearing before probe agency

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) has exempted the Director of Jaguar Land Rover India Limited (JLRIL) from appearing before the investigating agency that is probing the FIR registered for alleged deficiency in service on the part of the dealership...

The Bench of Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj passed the order after hearing the FIR quashing plea of Rajiv Gupta, Director, JLRIL...

Gupta has been booked in a FIR registered at police station Sector-8, Faridabad, under Sections 120 b (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC..

Guptas counsel averred that the complainant has alleged that he had purchased a Range Rover Sports Car from Shiva Motorcop at Noida, and the petitioner, who is a Director (After Sales) stationed in Mumbai is implicated..

Notwithstanding the defects having been removed and the satisfaction of the complainant being recorded, the above said FIR was registered and the investigating agency is now summoning the petitioner unnecessarily and for no reason from Mumbai, argued Guptas counsel...