ITEM NO.26 +29 COURT NO.7 SECTION X

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s). 269/2023

RAJ JIT SINGH Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.115291/2023-STAY APPLICATION )

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 21445/2023

([TO BE TAKEN UP ALONG WITH ITEM NO.26 I.E. W.P.(Crl.) No. 269/2023.]

IA No. 116425/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 117079/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 116427/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION SLP, IA No. 117081/2023 - STAY APPLICATION)

Date : 20-06-2023 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA (VACATION BENCH)

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Vikram chaudhri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rishi Sehgal, Adv. Ms. Arveeni Sekhon, Adv. Mr. Hargun Sandhu, Adv. Ms. Shraddha Deshmukh , AOR Ms. Prabhneer Swami, Adv. Mr. Bilal Ikram, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

W.P(Crl.) No. 269/2023

Having heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and on perusal of the prayers sought for in this writ petition, we find that it is just and proper that the petitioner approaches the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the aforesaid prayers or any other appropriate prayer.

In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate prayers before the High Court.

Pending application stand disposed of.

SLP((CRL.) Diary No(s). 21445/2023

Permission to file SLP is granted.

Learned senior counsel submitted that the petitioner would not press this special leave petition. However, liberty may be reserved to the petitioner to seek modification of the impugned order or seek any other appropriate direction in the matter. His submission is placed on record.

The special leave petition is dismissed as not pressed with the aforesaid liberty being reserved to the petitioner.

Pending applications stand disposed of.

[CHARANJEET KAUR] [VIRENDER SINGH] ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS BRANCH OFFICER

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