Delhi HC issues notice of MCD Junior Engineer seeking anticipatory bail in corruption case The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the CBI to provide a status report on a plea filed by Navdeep Khatri, a Junior Engineer (JE) with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking anticipatory bail in a corruption case. Khatri’s application for anticipatory bail was rejected by the trial court last week, prompting him to approach the high court. The court issued notice to the CBI and scheduled the matter for hearing on July 3. The case revolves around allegations of bribery tied to construction activities in the GB Road area. An FIR was filed on May 4 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Khatri, accusing him of allegedly demanding Rs 2 lakh from a builder to expedite construction on an unauthorized property. The complaint alleges that the builder, Lokesh, approached Khatri during the development of a property in Annar Wali Gali, Katra Gafoor Baksh, Mohalla Nihariyan, G.B. Road, Delhi, and demanded the bribe. The FIR claims that Lokesh threatened to involve Khatri in the matter if the payment was not made. Justice Mini Pushkarna, presiding over the case, ordered the CBI to submit a detailed report on the investigation’s progress. The court also directed the matter to be heard by the concerned bench. Senior advocate N Hariharan, along with Bharat Gupta, Sujeet Beniwal, Tushar Rohmetra, and Siddharth Yadav, represented Khatri. The legal team argued that Khatri has no role in the allegations and that the FIR fails to establish his involvement in the alleged crime. The petitioner’s counsel emphasized that Khatri has been instructed by the MCD to cooperate in the investigation but faces apprehension of arrest due to inquiries by police officials in his neighborhood.#central_bureau_of_investigation #delhi_high_court #mcd #navdeep_khatri #lokesh
