New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that quashed a criminal case registered against Brij Bhushan, former Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Corporation (JKCHC), in an alleged illegal land allotment matter.
The top court found that the only allegation made against Bhushan was a vague claim of "connivance" with state officials, with no concrete evidence or suggestion of personal gain.
A bench, comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran, was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) challenging the quashing of the FIR filed in 2021 under Section 5(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006, read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.