Police was directed by the court to register an FIR on the complaint by Ramendra Nath Poddar, who retired from the post of Joint Secretary and was Legal Advisor in the Ministry of Law and Justice, under relevant provisions of the law and to investigate the matter throughly.
"Having heard the submissions and perused material available on record, in my considered opinion, the allegations as levelled by the complainant disclose the commission of a cognisable offence, which requires investigation by police.
Poddar, who was also a former acting chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange, has alleged that Rs 4,20,690 was illegally withdrawn from his bank account with HDFC Bank's Preet Vihar branch through credit/debit/ATM card by some unknown persons.
The complaint, filed through advocate Tarun Goomber, said that the amount was withdrawn from different locations and in different cities, though he had never applied for any credit/ debit/ATM Card.