Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Corporator Accused of Extortion Using RTI Information — Prima Facie Case Not Made Out as Complaints Lack Specificity and Are Motivated by Malice. The court held that the essential ingredients of extortion under Sections 384, 385, 386, 387, and 506 IPC were not established, and the delay in filing FIRs indicated mala fides.
7 Jan 2021The applicant, Dhananjay Vitthal Gawade, a sitting corporator of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation and an RTI activist, faced nine FIRs alleging that ...
