HC relief for IIT prof, spouse in cheating plaint
They alleged Telangana CID, in the guise of investigating a USD 65,000 cheating case, had repeatedly summoned them to its office and even threatened them with arrest.
The duo alleged that the investigation was conducted only based on an e-mail complaint from a US-based entrepreneur in April 2024. No FIR was lodged.
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Previously, in his e-mail to the police, the complainant alleged that the couple defrauded him in the name of developing a non-invasive blood sugar monitoring device.
He stated that he made the payment to the couple and their associate for the work — all of whom were shown as directors of an Indian company.
Even as police started their investigation in the case, the couple dragged them to court.
Disposing of their petition recently, the high court directed the police "not to interfere with the life and liberty" of the couple except in accordance with the law. The court passed the order after the police submitted to the court that the complaint against them was closed as it was "civil in nature".
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The govt counsel also denied the harassment charges and informed the court that Cyberabad police, which initially received the complaint, subsequently forwarded it to the Economic Offences Wing of CID for probe.
"After a preliminary inquiry and noting that the alleged transactions between the complainant and the couple took place in the US and no cognisable offence occurred within CID's jurisdiction, the complaint was closed as "civil in nature," the govt counsel told the high court.
Recording submissions from both sides, the court issued directions to the police and disposed of the matter.
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