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2026 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 2397

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Swagat Das, INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
Pankaj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
CPIO, Railway Board – Respondent


Table of Content
1. rti seeks sanction files; denied under sections 8(1)(g), 8(1)(h), 24. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. appellant argues against exemptions, cites precedents. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
3. respondent defends denial citing cbi confidentiality. (Para 8)
4. commission notes ongoing case exemptions apply. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
5. madras hc: disclosure hampers prosecution opinions. (Para 13)
6. delhi hc: seek documents from trial court. (Para 14)
7. no public interest; appeal dismissed upholding denial. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)

Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 13.05.2024 (online) seeking the following information:

“Applicant is accused in criminal case no. 2/2017 which is under progress at Special CBI Court, Ghaziabad. Sanction to prosecute the applicant in court of Iaw was granted by an official in Ministry of Railway in response to CBI/ACB Ghaziabad registered case no: RC1202016A0010 against applicant. It may please be noted that investigation in the said case is completed as final charge sheet under section 173(2) CRPC has been filed by CBI in court of law on21/10/2016.

In connection with above under RTI Act. Kindly provide following documents (dul

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