ABHISHEK ANAND vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ORS.

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$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15.04.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1202/2026, CRL.M.A. 11491/2026 & 11490/2026 ABHISHEK ANAND .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Mr. AS Chandhiok Sr. Advocates with Mr. Karan Kohli, Mr. Prateek Bhalla, Ms. Mallika Chadha, M.s Rekha Punya, Mr. Aman Akhtar and Mr. Kunal Godhwani, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikrant Pachnanda, SPP with Mr. Mukul Katyal and IO Jyoti Shankar Sah for CBI. Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Malik, Advocate for UOI. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1 Petitioner has assailed notice dated 10.04.2026 bearing no. 1044/059/2026/A/0002/CBI/STB/New Delhi under Section 94 and 179 BNSS. Apart from that, the petitioner has sought two more reliefs. For ready reference the prayer clause of the petition is extracted below: W.P.(CRL) 1202/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45 569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, Signature Not Verified ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d155 70996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff801e26 Digitally Signed fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.04.15 05:05:08 -07'00' By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:15.04.2026 17:28:03 “a. Issue a Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Certiorari/Mandamus or any other Writ, Order or Direction thereby Setting Aside/ Quashing the Notice dated 10.04.2026 bearing No. 1044/059/2026/A/0002/CBI/STB/New Delhi under Sections 94 and 179 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 issued by the Respondent No. 2 (CBI) through Respondent No. 3; and b. Issue a Writ, Ord