The Allahabad High Court has ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation against a woman and her lawyer over false rape and other criminal cases filed by them against multiple individuals in the state. The court observed the duo were trying to extort money by filing complaints against individuals.
The High Court, hearing a petition seeking protection from arrest filed by one such individual facing rape charges, the bench directed the central agency to conduct a probe and submit a report in court. A bench comprising Justices Brij Raj Singh and Vivek Chaudhary also noted the pattern in cases filed by the woman.
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The bench ordered, “Considering the seriousness of the allegations with regard to the lodging of large number of criminal complaints by the victim/ informant Pooja Rawat through her counsel Shri Parmanand Gupta against large number of persons, of a similar nature, we feel it appropriate to direct the CBI to enquire into the matter and submit its report,” Bar and Bench reported.
As per the petitioners, Pooja Rawat has lodged 12 FIRs based on false charges and all of them were filed through the same lawyer. The bench, granting the petitioners’ plea seeking protection from arrest observed, “It is also apparent that the informant and her counsel are in collusion with each other and have lodged false FIRs against large number of people for serious offence only to extract money from them. The present FIR is also such an FIR lodged to create pressure,” the publication reported. The CBI has been directed to file its report by April 10.
