A division bench comprising Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak dismissed the plea after Salem’s lawyer told the court that his client could not afford the high security escort charges demanded by the authorities

The sales officer has been accused of allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a complainant in connection with the handover of an HPCL retail outlet. The Central Bureau of Investigation said that they registered a case on January 16 against the accused following a written complaint