CBI vs I M QUDDUSI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 18th August, 2025 Pronounced on: 12th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 1852/2021 CBI CGO, Complex, AC-II , New Delhi .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP with Mr. Aryan Rakesh and Mr. Prashant Upadhyay, Advocates. versus I M QUDDUSI R/o N-7, 3rd floor, Greater Kailash, Part- l, New Delhi .....Respondent Through: Mr. Prashant Chari and Mr. Ayush Jindal, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. The present Criminal Miscellaneous Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) has been filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter, “the Petitioner” or “CBI”) seeking to challenge the Order dated April 1, 2021, of the Learned Special Judge (CBI), New Delhi, whereby the Application filed by the petitioner for setting aside Notice under S.91 Cr.P.C. issued by the CBI, has been allowed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIKAS CRL.M.C. 1852/2021 Page 1 of 22 ARORA Signing Date:17.01.2026 17:36:32 2. The genesis of the matter is the registration of FIR No. RC 217/2019/A/0009 dated 04.12.2019, by the CBI/AC-II, New Delhi, against the Respondent, a retired Judge of the Hon‟ble High Court of Chhattisgarh, along with Justice Shri Narayan Shukla (Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench), M/s. Prasad Education Trust, and others, for offences under S. 120-B of the IPC read with Ss. 7, 8, 12, and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 3. The gist of the allegations in the FIR was that a criminal conspiracy was hatched between the co-accused to obtain a favorable order from Justice Shri Narayan Shukla for M/s. Prasad Educational Trust (PET), whose college was debarred by the Ministry of Health