Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: Division Bench of High Court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Puneet Gupta today dismissed the appeal filed by Dr Rafiq Masoodi, former Director Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar seeking quashment of FIR registered by Central Bureau of Investigation under Prevention of Corruption Act.
According to the CBI, on the basis of source information FIR No. RC-03 (A) of 2013 for offences under Section 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of J&K PC Act, Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B RPC came to be registered by Police Station, CBI/ACB, Srinagar.
It was alleged in the FIR that Abdul Qayoom Wadera, Deputy Director General (DDG), Doordarshan Kendra (DDK), Srinagar, had entered into a criminal conspiracy with Ghulam Mohi-u-Din, Programme
Executive, Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar, and some unknown persons.
In pursuance of the criminal conspiracy, they had cheated DDK, Srinagar, while claiming payments amounting to Rs.18.81 lakh towards 22 fictitious artists stated to have been engaged for production and telecast of four programmes, namely, “Tote Gov Koal”, “Rood Kaya Baqi”, “Ghar Se Bollywood Tak” and “Rum Gayam Sheeshas” on the basis of fake and fictitious documents thereby causing a wrongful loss to the Government exchequer and corresponding wrongful gain to themselves.
On the culmination of the investigation, the competent authority granted sanction to prosecute the petitioner and seven other accused in terms of its order dated 20th of May, 2015, where after a challan came to be filed against the petitioner and the accused before the Court of Special Judge, Anticorruption (CBI Cases), Srinagar.
Dr Rafiq Massodi challenged the FIR in the High Court seeking quashment of FIR which was dismissed the High Court and present appeal was filed.
DB, after hearing both the sides, observed that LPA is not maintainable as such is dismissed.
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