ASHISH PATHAK vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision:10th March, 2025. + BAIL APPLN. 3836/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 1747/2024 (for interim bail) ASHISH PATHAK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tushar Agarwal, Ms. Tripti Roy, Mr. Arun Kumar and Mr. Amarjeet Singh, Advocates. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ravi Sharma, SPP (CBI) with Mr. Swapnil Choudhary, Mr. Ishann Bhardwaj, Mr. Sagar and Ms. Madhulika Rai Sharma, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. The present application under Section 483 read with Sections 187(3) and 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (Section 439 read with Sections 167(2) and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973),2 seeks grant of default regular bail in the proceedings emanating from FIR No. RC-32(S)/2022/SC-III/ND dated 9th December, 2022 registered at P.S. SC-III/ND, under Section 3 of the Official Secret Act, 19233 and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.4 The Applicant further seeks setting 1 [‘BNSS’] 2 [‘CrPC’] 3 [‘OS Act’] 4 [‘IPC’] 2. Briefly stated, the facts leading to the filing of the present petition are as follows: 2.1 The Central