Applicants Rahul Sharma (former Assistant Manager, South Indian Bank, Noida) and his wife Bhumika Sharma filed an application under Section 528 BNSS before the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash a charge-sheet dated 8 October 2024 and cognizance/summoning order dated 6 November 2024 in a case alleging criminal conspiracy to misappropriate approximately Rs. 28.07 crore belonging to M/s Associated Electronics Research Foundation (AERF). The prosecution alleged that Rahul Sharma manipulated the Core Banking System, unauthorisedly closed fixed deposits, and diverted funds through multiple bank accounts, with proceeds traced to accounts of his wife and mother. The applicants, who had left India for the UAE before the FIR was lodged, were declared proclaimed absconders under Sections 82/83 CrPC, and the charge-sheet was filed against them in absentia. The applicants contended that Rahul Sharma had no authority to open or close fixed deposits, that he had himself complained about threats from AERF directors before the FIR was registered, and that they were falsely implicated. The judgment text as provided does not record a final decision, as it appears to be cut off before the court's ruling, with a preliminary objection on maintainability of the application by absconders still being addressed.