CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION vs MD. YASEEN WANI & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of order: 4th March, 2025 + CRL.REV.P. 237/2023 CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Sharma, SPP along with Mr. Swapnil Choudhary, Mr. Ishann Bhardwaj, Mr. Sagar and Ms. Madhulika Rai Sharma, Advocates versus MD. YASEEN WANI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Mr. Nitin Joy, Advocates for R-1 to R-4 along with respondent no.3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH ORDER CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J (Oral) 1. The instant revision petition under Section 397 read with Sections 401/482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter “CrPC”) [now Sections 438/442/528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter “BNSS”)] has been filed on behalf of the petitioner/revisionist seeking setting of the judgment dated 22nd July, 2022, passed by the learned Special Judge (PC Act), Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi, in Criminal Appeal No. 2/2022. 2. The brief facts that led to the filing of the instant revision petition are Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PRAVEEN KUMAR BABBAR CRL.REV.P. 237/2023 Page 1 of 20 Signing Date:04.03.2025 15:50:26 that learned Trial Court convicted the accused persons/respondents for the offences punishable under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter “IPC) read with Sections 49(B)(1) and 58 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (hereinafter “the Act”) punishable under Section 51 of the said Act. The allegations against the accused persons were that, in the year 2005, during search of some of the accused persons‟ premises, total eight Shahtoosh Shawls, which are banned under Schedule I of the Act were recovered and some more shawls were recovered from the premises of the other co-accused persons.