2024 INSC 783 Non-Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2891 OF 2023 Central Bureau of Investigation … Appellant versus Srinivas D. Sridhar ... Respondent J U D G M E N T ABHAY S. OKA, J. FACTUAL ASPECTS 1. The present appeal arises out of a charge sheet filed in First Information Report bearing no. RC 7/E/2014 registered with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) (Bank Securities and Fraud Cell), Mumbai, for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC and Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, ‘the PC Act’). Charge sheet was filed for the said offences on 8th August 2014. A total of seven accused persons were charge- sheeted, including the respondent herein, who was shown as accused no.7. At the relevant time, he was the Chairman and Managing Director of the Central Bank of India (for short “the Bank”). Accused no.1 was M/s Electrotherm (India) Limited (for