JUDGMENT

Anu Malhotra, J. The petitioner Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a citizen of the United Kingdom herein is arrayed as accused No.4 in the final report under Section 173 of the Cr.P.C., 1973 filed by Inspector, Crime Branch dated 22.07.2013 in FIR No.111/2000, PS Chanakya Puri in the Court of the learned CMM, PHC, New Delhi for the alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 420/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in relation to an alleged conspiracy to fix matches during the India-South Africa Cricket series played through February-March, 2000 in alleged connivance with Mr.Hansie Cronje, Captain of the South Africa Cricket Team (who has since expired on 01.06.2002 in an air crash and against whom the proceedings have abated), with allegations against the petitioner herein to the effect that qua the five one day matches and three test matches played in the said India-South Africa series with ODI Matches having been played at Cochin, Jamshedpur, Faridabad, Vadodara and Nagpur with three test matches played at Mumbai and Bangalore,-the petitioner herein was allegedly the main conduit in the said match fixings and whilst allegedly committing the said crime, stayed in th