AMIT DEWAN vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANOTHER

CRM-M-22692-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 145 CRM-M-22692-2026 Amit Dewan ....Petitioner V/s Central Bureau of Investigation and another ....Respondents Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 20.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Karambir Singh Nalwa, Senior Advocate with Mr. K.P. Singh, Advocate, Ms. Ashima Attri, Advocate, Mr. Rohit Thakur, Advocate and Ms. Sanya Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ravi Kamal Gupta, Special Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1- CBI. Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana. Mr. R.S. Rai, Senior Advocate (through Video Conference) with Ms. Rubina Virmani, Advocate with Mr. Hardik Baid, Advocate for the complainant – IDFC Bank. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral) 1. The petition in hand has been preferred under Section 528 of the BNSS (erstwhile Section 482 of Cr.P.C.) with the following substantive prayer: “i) Hold and declare the arrest of the petitioner by respondent No.2, the initial investigation agency to be wholly illegal, non-est, arbitrary and violative of the principles laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 2025 SCC Online SC 240 Directorate of Enforcement Sharma Subhash as the pet