Lok Sabha Question No. 3568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Companies under Investigation of SFIO
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3568

ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 11 TH  AUGUST, 2025

SRAVANA 20, 1947 (SAKA)

COMPANIES UNDER INVESTIGATION OF SFIO

3568. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  total  number  of  companies  under  investigation  for  fraud  by  the Serious  Fraud  Investigation  Office  (SFIO)  during  the  last  five  years, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  alleged  valuation  of  fraud  committed  by  these  companies during the above period, State-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether any SFIO investigation is pending during the above period and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether there has been an increase in the number of cases investigated by  SFIO  during  the  above  period  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to tackle the same; and
- (e) the  total  number  of  FIRs  filed,  investigations  completed,  prosecution started and convictions during the above period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ROAD  TRANSPORT  AND HIGHWAYS

[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

(a) & (b): The number of cases (Main Company Under Investigation) in SFIO during the last five years are as follows:

|   S. No. | Particular                    |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 |   FY 2023-24 |   FY 2024-25 |   Total |
|----------|-------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
|        1 | No. of investigati on pending |           94 |           95 |           83 |           70 |           61 |     403 |

Quantum of fraud depends on final outcome of the investigation.

(c) : Details of the pending investigation during the last 05 years, State-wise is at Annexure-A

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(d) : Details of cases assigned to SFIO for investigation in last five years is as follows :

|   S. No. | Particular   |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 |   FY 2023-24 |   FY 2024-25 |   Total |
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
|        1 | Number of    |           20 |           14 |           07 |           05 |           13 |      59 |

(e): SFIO investigates the cases under section 212 of The Companies Act, 2013 wherein upon approval of competent authority prosecution complaints is  filed  in  designated  special  courts.  Details  of  investigation  cases completed is at Annexure 'B'. Conviction/compounding secured in last five years is at Annexure 'C'.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PARA  (c)  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3568 FOR 11.08.2025

## Annexure-A

| Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   | Details of the pending investigations during the last 05 years, as at the end of Financial Year(FY), State-wise is as follows:-   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                            | Name of the State                                                                                                                 | FY 2020-21                                                                                                                        | FY 2021-22                                                                                                                        | FY 2022-23                                                                                                                        | FY 2023-24                                                                                                                        | FY 2024-25                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                             | 21                                                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                 | Madhya                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                                | 26                                                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                             | 94                                                                                                                                | 95                                                                                                                                | 83                                                                                                                                | 70                                                                                                                                | 61                                                                                                                                |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PARA  (e)  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3568 FOR 11.08.2025

## Annexure-B

|   S. No. | Particular   |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 |   FY 2023-24 |   FY 2024-25 |   Total |
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
|        1 | Cases        |           07 |           13 |           19 |           18 |           22 |      79 |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PARA  (e)  TO  LOK  SABHA  UN-

STARRED QUESTION NO. 3568 FOR 11.08.2025 Annexure-C

| Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   | Breakup of Conviction / Compounding Year Wise (2020-21 to 2024-25)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                               | FY                                                                   | Mumbai (MH)                                                          | ACJM, Indore (MP)                                                    | Hyderabad (Telangana)                                                | CJM, Solan (HP)                                                      | Delhi                                                                | Chennai (TN)                                                         | Total No. of conviction/ compounding                                 |
| 1                                                                    | 2020-21                                                              | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   |
| 2                                                                    | 2021-22                                                              | 07                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | 07                                                                   |
| 3                                                                    | 2022-23                                                              | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | 06                                                                   |                                                                      | 02                                                                   | --                                                                   | 08                                                                   |
| 4                                                                    | 2023-24                                                              | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | 07                                                                   | 01                                                                   | 01                                                                   | 09                                                                   |
| 5                                                                    | 2024-25                                                              | --                                                                   | 05                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | --                                                                   | 01                                                                   | 06                                                                   |
|                                                                      | TOTAL                                                                | 07                                                                   | 05                                                                   | 06                                                                   | 07                                                                   | 03                                                                   | 02                                                                   | 30                                                                   |

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