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4. According to prosecution version, an information was received by Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred as CBI) that Sri Ramit Lala, General Manager, Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise of Government of India (hereinafter referred as BECIL) under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is indulging in corrupt practices in collusion with unknown officials by extending favours to private companies in tender process and expeditious payment of their pending bills in exchange of huge bribe money from the representatives of such private companies. In that process information was developed that Ms Monica Dhawan, Managing Director of M/s Fusion Corporate Solution Private Limited, Gurgaon (hereinafter referred to the said 'FCSPL') along with her sister Charu Khanna, Business head, and her father Mr J. M. P. Khanna, also a director of the said company, is pursuing various tenders of the different ministries and government departments floated by BECIL and for clearing their pending bills for the already executed works awarded by the BECIL. As per information, Ms. Monica Dhawan approached Ramit Lala for favours in getting work orders. On 17.4.2023 Ramit Lala enquired from Ms. Monica Dhawan about pending bills of her company with BECIL and he asked her for a meeting. On 19.4.2023 Ramit Lala asked Ms. Charu Khanna to meet him in Delhi and later Ms. Charu Khanna informed Ramit Lala that amount could not be arranged. On 24.4.2023 the CBI came to know that Ms. Charu Khanna has told her sister Monica Dhawan that Ramit Lala is pestering her for payment of amount and she is tired of making excuses and she asked her father to arrange the money and that one Vishnu, driver of Charu Khanna, was asked to deliver bribe amount to Ramit Lala at his office. On the basis of these facts, a regular case was registered by the CBI.

The basis of above information is that the CBI has put the mobile phone numbers of accused persons namely, Ramit Lala, Monica Dhawan, Charu Khanna and Vishnu Bahadur Bika on interception after due approval of competent authority and on the basis of conversation of the said phone calls and whats-app messages, it was revealed that accused persons have talked about processing of expeditious payment or to schedule meeting places, demand of bribe by accused public servant and arrangement of same by accused private persons. Investigation also revealed incriminating whatsApp messages amongst the accused Monica Dhawan and Ramit Lala. It was also revealed that 'FCSPL' is one of the 19 empanelled agencies for social media work in BECIL and total number of 10 projects/work/event work were awarded to that company by BECIL.

It was revealed that on 03.01.2023 total 38 invoices aggregating to Rs. 5.31 Crores under 09 projects were outstanding in account of 'FCSPL' with BECIL, out of which 20 invoices aggregating to Rs. 3,73,38,709/- were processed and passed by BECIL for payment to the said company. Investigation has revealed a pattern of payment showing that the invoices for above payments were forwarded by Sri Ramit Lala to George Kuruvilla after Ms. Monica Dhawan contacted them and pursued for release of payments, wherein hints of bribes were made and consequently payments were released after such calls. In the charge-sheet details of several telephonic calls amongst accused persons and WhatsApp messages have been referred and it was concluded that Ramit Lala and George Kuruvilla entered into a criminal conspiracy with Monica Dhawan, Charu Khanna and JMP Khanna and Vishnu Bahadur Bika with the object to accept illegal gratification as reward for facilitating release of payments against bills / invoices submitted by the 'FCSPL' under various projects awarded by Government / Ministries. In pursuance to the said criminal conspiracy Ramit Lala and George Kuruvilla accepted / agreed to accept illegal gratifications from Monica Dhawan, Charu Khanna, JMP Khanna and Vishnu Bahadur Bika and in this way applicants Monica Dhawan, Charu Khanna, J. M. P. Khanna and Vishnu Bahadur Bika offered bribes and abetted the accused public servants to accept the same in lieu of releasing the payments to the said company.

9. It was further submitted by learned Senior Advocate that applicant-accused Monica Dhawan is one of the director of M/s FCSPL and the allegation against her is that she along with her father and sister was pursuing various standards of different ministries and government departments floated by be BECIL for clearing their pending bills for the already executed work awarded by the BECIL. She remained in police custody remand of 13 days and she was confronted with various documents and she has fully co-operated during investigation. The prosecution case is based on documentary and electronic evidence and she is no in a position to temper with evidence. The investigation is complete and charge-sheet has already been filed. The applicant-accused Monica Dhawan is a 46 years old lady and she has a eleven years old daughter and she is suffering from several ailments and that she in custody since 25.04.2023.