RAVI GOYAL vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 30th October, 2025 + CRL.A. 1122/2015 RAVI GOYAL Son of Late Sh. Vishwanath Goyal, R/o Flat No.19, Sitaram Apartment, Patparganj, Delhi-92 .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, Md. Qamar Ali, Mr. Hitain Bajaj, Mr. Priyanka and Mr. Sambhav Sharma, Advocates. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI head office building 5-B, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-03 .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPP for CBI with Ms. Mishika Pandita & Mr. Changez Ali Khan, Advocates. + CRL.A. 1124/2015 & CRL.M.A. 33380/2019 PRADEEP KUMAR Son of Shri Charan Singh, R/o H.No. 330, Church Gali, Fatehpur Beri, New Delhi-74 .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, Md. Qamar Ali, Mr. Hitain Bajaj, Mr. Priyanka and Mr. Sambhav Sharma, Advocates. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI head office building 5-B, CGO Complex, Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS CRL.A. 1122/2015 & CRL.A. 1124/2015 Page 1 of 38 ARORA Signing Date:31.10.2025 16:32:21 Lodhi Road, New Delhi-03 ...Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPP for CBI with Ms. Mishika Pandita & Mr. Changez Ali Khan, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. The aforesaid two Criminal Appeals under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as „Cr.P.C.‟) read with Section 482 Cr.P.C, have been filed on behalf of Ravi Goyal (the Contractor) and Pradeep Kumar (the Junior Engineer), to challenge the Judgment dated 09.10.2015 vide which both the accused were Convicted for the offence under Section 120-B read with Section 420/477A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟) and under Section 13(2) read with under Section 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Co