* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL. M.C. 1324/2009 MS. NATASHA SINGH Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Nigam, Sr.

Advocate with Mr. Kawal Nain, Ms. Bhavya Nain and Ms. Kavita, Advocates Versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (STATE)

....Respondent Through: Mr. Narender Mann, Special Public Prosecutor for CBI with Mr. Manoj Pant, Advocate CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR % ORDER

08.04.2013

1. Petitioner is facing trial in Criminal Complaint No.42/01 titled as CBI V. Rita Singh and Ors. for the offences under Sections 420/467/468/471 read with Section 120-B of IPC and Section 13 (2) read with Section 13 (1) (d) ofPrevention of Corruption Act, 1988. At the stage of final hearing, petitioner had preferred an application under Section 311 of Cr.P.C. for getting examined Mr. B.B.Sharma, DGM (Operation & Administration) of Mesco Airlines, Mr. S.S. Batra, the then Company Secretary,whohadpurportedlysigned letter of March, 1996 from M/s. Mideast (India) Pvt. Ltd. to Mr. B.B. Huria, G.M. (IFCI),requestingissuanceofNOC,andHandwritingExpertto establish that letterof May, 1996{Ex.P-32/A)purportedlysignedbypetitioner does not bear her signatures.

2. Trial court vide impugnedorder of 16