India, Oct. 7 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a notice to the state excise department on a petition filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR) against him for allegedly submitting a false affidavit to secure a liquor license for his restaurant, Hotel Sadguru.

A division bench of Justices A.S. Gadkari and R.R. Bhonsale has posted the petition for further hearing after two weeks.

The case dates to February 19, 2022, when the Kopri police in Thane registered an FIR against Wankhede under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating, forgery, disobedience of a lawful order, and false statement on oath to a public servant. The case was registered at the behest of Satyavaa...