VIKAS KUMAR SIKARIA & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 22nd May, 2025 Pronounced on: 20th August, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 688/2021, CRL.M.A. 19871/2021 VIKAS KUMAR SIKARIA S/o Mr. Jugal Kishor Sikaria R/o Ward-25, Triloki Nagar, Koriya Tola, Raxaul. ....Petitioner No.1 VISHAL HURKUTE S/o Vitthal Rao Hurkute, R/o Ward-14, Tahsil Road, Khilchipur, Rajgarh. .....Petitioner No.2 SHWETA JHA W/o Dr Gouri Shankar Jha, R/o Ramanand Path, Balbhadrapur, Laheriasarai, Darbhanga. .....Petitioner No.3 RAKESH SINGH S/o Tejpal Singh R/o C-122 , Defense Enclave, Sardhana Road, Meerut. .....Petitioner No.4 YOJNA GUPTA W/o Mr. Manoj Gupta R/o 268, Sita Road, Ghandausi, Sambhal. .....Petitioner No.5 Through: Mr. Ahwini Kmar Upadhyay, Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey and Mr. Chandra Shekhar, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA Through the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.1 UNION OF INDIA Through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA SHARMA W.P.(CRL) 688/2021 & connected matters Signing Date:20.08.2025 Page 1 of 19 18:15:09 North Block, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.2 CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Through the Director, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.3 ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE Through the Director, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market. .....Respondent No.4 POLICE COMMISSIONER Delhi Police, ITO, New Delhi. .....Respondent No.5 POLICE COMMISSIONER - NOIDA Sector-108, Noida, U.P. .....Respondent No.6 Through: Mr. Yasir Rauf Ansari, ASC for State/R-5. Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, SPP CBI with Mr. Kushagra Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Bhardwaj and Mr. Amit Kumar Rana, Advocates. Mr. Rajat Nair, Spl. Counsel for ED. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Ms. Vaishnavi Bhargava, Mr. Ishank Jha and Mr. Aakarsh Mishra, Advocates for ED. Mr. Prem Prakash,