Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against Anil Deshmukh

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the CBI against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on charges of corruption and misconduct.

Anil Deshmukh and the Maharashtra government had moved the high court to challenge the CBI probe initiated against him over the allegations of corruption and extortion.

The FIR was registered against Deshmukh and some unidentified persons on April 24 this year on charges of corruption and misconduct following a preliminary inquiry that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted in compliance with the high court's order.