The plea had alleged that Scindia had concealed information regarding a criminal case filed against him while submitting his nomination papers in 2020.
Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke, however, observed that the mere registration of a First Information Report (FIR) cannot be viewed as a pending criminal case for the purpose of disclosures in nomination papers.
“Mere registration of FIR vide crime number 176/2018 against Respondent No.1 (Scindia) at police station, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal for commission of offence punishable under sections 465, 468, 469, 471, 472, 474 and 120-B of IPC doesn’t come within the purview of pendency of criminal case and, therefore, the information regarding the registration of the FIR was not required to be furnished in Form-26 postulated under Rule 4A of Rules of 1961,” the Court observed in its February 15 judgment.
Source: Barandbench
