JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the impugned order dated 17th May 2021 passed by the learned Special Judge, P.C. Act, CBI-03 in RC 6(A)/2006(CC/R.No.82/2019) titled as “CBI Vs. FGUP VO TECHNOPROMEPORT”, “State Vs. C.P. Jain etc.” and “Ravina & Associates Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs. CBI & Anr.” whereby the two applications; one filed by the petitioners under Sections 451/457 CrPC and the other filed by the Income Tax Authorities under Section 226(4) of the Income Tax Act 1961 were dismissed, the petitioners prefer the present petition.

2. A brief factual narration resulting in filing of the two applications is that the above-noted FIR was lodged on 6th March 2006 by the CBI on a reliable information that certain officials of the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) entered into a criminal conspiracy with the GRUP VO TECHNOPROMEXPORT RUSSIA (in short, “M/s. T.P.E. Russia”) and its associate companies in the years 2002 to 2005, in pursuance whereto, in the year 2005 an amount of US$ 20 million was paid/received against illegal gratification/kickbacks in the bank account of the petitio