JUDGMENT :

CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.297 OF 2023

1. Since common issues are involved in the two Writ Petitions filed by the accused and in Criminal Revision Application No.297 of 2023 filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”, for short) these matters are being disposed of by a common judgment by consent of the parties. For convenience I have preferred to hear Criminal Revision Application No.297 of 2023 filed by the CBI in the first instance as the decision in this Criminal Revision Application will govern the fate of the other two writ petitions.

2. CBI impugns the order dated 26.09.2018 passed by the Special Judge for CBI, Mumbai (“Special Judge”, for short) thereby discharging the present respondent/original accused No.6-R. Bhuvaneswari w/o C.N. Venkataraman in CBI Special Case No.67 of 2013. The prosecution case in brief is as under :-

On 26.03.2009 CBI filed FIR bearing No.RC/8/E/2009/ CBI/BS&FC/Mumbai against M/s. Satav Infrastructure Private Limited (“SIPL”, for short) formerly known as Satav Construction Private Limited, Mahendra Satav, Anil M. Howale and other unknown persons for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 read with 120-B o