Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against four former Jet Airways employees, including three senior pilots, accused of paying illegal gratification to an Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) staff member to facilitate the withdrawal of their provident fund claims after the airline became defunct.

"The prosecution has failed to make out a prima facie case against the four (4) Petitioners for the offences punishable under Section 8 of the PC (Prevention of Corruption) Act and Section 120-B of the IPC (Indian Penal Code)," a single judge bench of Justice Milind Jadhav said while striking down the prosecution against the three pilots and a ...