GP Singh gets relief from Chhattisgarh High Court too

Raipur | Correspondent: Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered the cancellation of three cases along with the charges of treason registered against the 1994 batch IPS officer G.P Singh.

The court stated that there is no evidence against Singh and that the cases have been registered with an intent to harass him.

GP Singh had filed a petition challenging the cases related to disproportionate assets, treason, and blackmailing.

Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal hearing the petition ordered the cancellation of all the three FIR’s.

Earlier in August, Delhi High Court had agreed to the decision of CAT to reinstate Singh in the Job.

Last year, on July 20 GP Singh was given compulsory retirement after which Singh had challenged in CAT.

On April 30, 2024 CAT in his orders stated to reinstate GP Singh within 4 weeks.

The central government had challenged CAT’s orders in Delhi High Court.

Later even Delhi High Court upheld CAT’s orders.

The court ruled that it was wrong to base compulsory retirement on just five years of service instead of considering the entire service period.

The latest decision by the Chhattisgarh High Court has raised questions about the functioning of the Bhupesh Baghel government.

Raids and allegations: The case against IPS officer GP Singh

GP Singh, a 1994 batch IPS officer and former head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Economic Offenses Bureau (EOB) in Chhattisgarh, faced significant challenges under the Bhupesh Baghel government.

Initially suspended, he was later arrested, spending around 120 days in jail, before ultimately being given compulsory retirement.

At the time of his retirement, Singh was serving as Director of the State Police Academy.

In July 2021, the ACB and EOB conducted extensive raids across more than fifteen locations linked to Singh, including his residence in Raipur.

Following the three-day operation, the authorities reported seizing multiple properties, vehicles, insurance documents, industrial investments, cash, and gold.

Subsequently, a case of sedition was filed against Singh based on a diary and some torn pages reportedly found behind his home.

The FIR, filed under sedition charges, alleged that Singh had made objectionable remarks about political leaders and had written about plans that suggested conspiracies.

The documents allegedly contained confidential insights into various MLAs and assembly candidates, along with critical observations on government policies, social issues, and religious matters.

Additionally, a businessman accused Singh of blackmail and accumulating disproportionate assets.

In response, Singh petitioned the High Court, claiming he was being wrongfully implicated in these cases, and sought the cancellation of the FIR.