AAKASH DEEP CHOUHAN vs CBI & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:26.06.2025 + CRL.M.C. 204/2020 & CRL.M.A. 890/2020 AAKASH DEEP CHOUHAN ..... Petitioner versus CBI & ANR. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Vaibhav Dubey, Adv. (through VC) Mr. Kumar Vaibhav, Mr. Gautam Khazanchi and Mr. Mohd. Ashaab, Advs. For the Respondents : Mr. Ravi Sharma, SPP-CBI with Mr. Swapnil Choudhary, Mr. Ishaan Bhardwaj, Mr. Shivam Mishra & Ms. Madhulika Rai Sharma, Advs. for CBI Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kansal and Mr. Amit Kumar Rana, Advs. for R2 / UOI. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed challenging the order on charge dated 19.10.2019 (hereafter ‘impugned order’), passed by the learned Special Judge, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi, in CC No. 02/2018 arising out of RC No. AC-1/2017-A-0008. By the impugned order, it Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAMALDEEP KAUR CRL.M.C. 204/2020 Page 1 of 31 Signing Date:30.06.2025 20:07:55 was found that charge for the offence under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) read with Section 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (‘PC Act’) is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner is also seeking directions for expunging/ destruction of telephonic messages/ calls allegedly unlawfully intercepted by CBI. 2. The brief facts of the case are as follows: 2.1. On 22.12.2017, RC No. AC-1/2017-A-0008 was registered by CBI/AC-1 for offences under Section 120B of the IPC and under Sections 9 and 10 of the PC Act. 2.2. It is the case of the prosecution that reliable information was received that M/s. Capacite Structures Limited was trying to get a part of the work on sub contract basis from M/s. Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. (P) Ltd.,