Patna High Court Quashes FIR Against IAS Officer Sanjiv Hans

The Patna High Court has dismissed an FIR against Sanjiv Hans, a senior IAS officer accused of rape by a woman lawyer from Aurangabad. The court found no basis for the allegations and deemed the complaint as fabricated. The FIR had been filed at Rupaspur police station.

The Patna High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR against Sanjiv Hans, a senior IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, dismissing allegations of rape that had been lodged by a woman lawyer.

Justice Sandeep Kumar approved Hans' petition to nullify the FIR filed last year at Rupaspur police station.

The complainant, an Aurangabad-based lawyer for the Allahabad High Court, accused Hans and former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav of rape and falsely promising her a position in the State Women's Commission. The court deemed her account as 'false and fabricated'.

(With inputs from agencies.)