Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday filed a petition in the High Court, seeking quashing of an FIR in a disproportionate assets case against him and his wife and challenging the jurisdiction of CBI in it.
In his petition, Singh has pleaded that the inquiry against him and his wife falls under Income Tax and not CBI and the matter was already under probe by Income Tax department and consideration of the High Court.
He said he was Chief Minister of the state and as such it was imperative for the CBI to seek permission of the government for filing a criminal case and without <g data-gr-id="11">sanction</g> of prosecution, raids by CBI at his residences or other places could not be conducted.