JUDGMENT

Heard Sri P. Chakravarty and Sri Pranshu Agarwal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Anurag Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the C.B.I.

2. By means of this application the applicant has prayed for quashing of the impugned order dated 24.1.2023 by means of which Non-Bailable Warrant was ordered to be issued and also for quashing the order dated 08.02.2023 by means of which Non-Bailable Warrant as well as the process u/s 82 Cr.P.C. was ordered to be issued by the Court of Special Judge, CBI, Court No. 2, Lucknow in Criminal Case No. 01/2023, C.B.I. vs. Bhagwati Prasad Verma and others, arising out of R.C. No. 8(A)/2014, u/s 120B/409, 420, 511 IPC and section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, P.S. CBI / ACB, Lucknow.

3. At the very outset learned counsel for the applicant has drawn attention of this Court towards the order dated 10.1.2023 whereby the learned trial court has issued bailable warrant against the applicant presuming that despite the summons having been served upon him he did not appear. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that summon has not been served on the petitioner in terms of section 64 Cr.P.C. which provid