BALBIR CHAND TIWARI vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS.

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$~91&96 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 9thApril, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 2674/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10842/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10843/2026 BALBIR CHAND TIWARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hariharan, Sr. Adv with Dr. Sushil Kumar, Mr. Manan Verma, Mr. Sumit Kumar, Ms. Mansi Diwakar, Ms. Anshika Kumari, Advocates. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anupam S Sharrma, SPP with Mr. Vashishth P Dash, Mr. Abhiyant Singh, Mr. Mayank Tyagi, Advocates. Mr. Ajay Barman, Senior Advocate with Mr. Varun Seth, Mr. Karan Buraman, Advocates for R-2. Mr. Sunil Dalal, Sr. Advocate with Ms Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali, Mr. Sarthak Malhotra, Advocates for R-3. 96 + CRL.M.C. 2694/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10922/2026 & CRL.M.A. 10923/2026 SUKHMOHINDER SINGH SANDHU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Dalal, Sr. Advocate with Ms Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali, Mr. Sarthak Malhotra, Advocates for R-3. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anupam S Sharrma, SPP with Mr. Vashishth P Dash, Mr. Abhiyant Singh, Mr. Mayank Tyagi, Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 2674/2026 & CRL.M.C. 2694/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:13.04.2026 10:43:48 Advocates. Mr. Ajay Barman, Senior Advocate with Mr. Varun Seth, Mr. Karan Buraman, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners are facing trial in Sessions Case No. 02/2019 titled “Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. Sumedh Singh Saini & others” which arise out of RC No. 2(S)/1994-SIU.V/SIC. 2. The abovesaid case is at the stage of final arguments. 3. When the predecessor Presiding Officer took up the case on 23.09.2025, it directed the parties to first address arguments on the point of sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C. 4. On acco