CBI vs V K SINGH & ANR

Judgment text excerpt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 19.09.2025 + CRL.M.C. 360/2010 & CRL.M.A. 1255/2010 CBI .....Petitioner versus V K SINGH & ANR .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Anupam S Sharrma, SPP with Mr. Prakash Airan, Ms. Harpreet Kalsi, Mr. Ripudaman Sharma & Mr. Vashisht Rao, Advs. For the Respondents : Mr. Chander M. Maini, Mr. Mayank Maini & Mr. B.K. Wadhwa, Advs. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petition is filed against the order dated 12.12.2009 (hereafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (‘CMM’), Tis Hazari Court, Delhi in RC 5(S)/2007/SCU.V CBI/ACU.IX under Sections 3/5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 and Sections 409/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) whereby the learned Trial Court, in an application filed by the respondents under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA SEHGAL CRL.M.C. 360/2010 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:20.09.2025 16:42:09 Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’), allowed the supply of copies of certain documents to the respondents. 2. Briefly stated, a complaint was filed with CBI seeking legal action against Respondent No. 1 under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 on which FIR RC No. 5 (S)/2007-SIU.V dated 20.09.2007 was registered by the CBI against Respondent No. 1. It is alleged that Respondent No. 1 revealed secret information by publication of his book titled “India’s External Intelligence – Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)”. Upon an application filed by the CBI, search warrants were issued by learned Metropolitan Magistrate on 20.09.2007 permitting CBI officers to conduct search of the premises of Respondent No.1 whereafter search was conducted and