ASHISH BHALLA vs STATE

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 6th FEBRUARY, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + W.P.(CRL) 3487/2018 & CRL.M.A. 13287/2019, CRL.M.A. 35101/2019, CRL.M.A. 38838/2019, CRL.M.A. 5569/2020, CRL.M.A. 14581/2021, CRL.M.A. 3003/2022 & CRL.M.A. 917/2024 ASHISH BHALLA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog, Senior Advocate with Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Mr. Punya Rekha Angara, Mr. Sharian Mukherji, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Mr. Dishant Tiwari, Mr. Syed Murtuza Ahmed, Mr. Fuzail Mansuri and Mr. Faizan Ansari, Advocates. Mr. Shaunak Kashyap, Ms. Nistha Gupta, Ms. Muskan Yadav, Mr. Ahmar Shad and Mr. Anuj Panwar, Advocates. versus STATE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nandita Rao, ASC for the State with Mr. Amit Peswani, Advocate. Mr. Manu Prabhakar, Advocate for Complainant (Spirewoods Resident Association). Mr. Satya Prakash Yadav, Advocate for the Complainant with Mr. Sunil Kumar Thakur. Insp. Kamal Kishor, PS EOW CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL SINGH W.P.(CRL) 3487/2018 Page 1 of 11 Signing Date:07.02.2025 14:48:41 JUDGMENT 1. These writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been filed seeking transfer of investigation carried out by the Economic Offences Wing in FIR No. 64/2016 dated 23.05.2016 registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing for offences under Sections 406, 409, 420 & 120B IPC; FIR No.114/2016 dated 04.03.2016 registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar for offences under Sections 420 & 34 IPC and FIR No.116/2016 dated 05.03.2016 registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar for offences under Sections 406, 420 & 34 IPC to a Special Investigative Team (SIT) headed by a retired Judge or to a superior investigating agency being CBI or Special Cell and for monitoring the