* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 20^th November, 2025 Pronounced on: 08th December, 2025 + CRL.L.P. 498/2017 CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CBI Head Office Building

5-B, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Atul Guleria, SPP with Mr.

Aryan Rakesh and Mr. Prashant Upadhyay, Advocates.

versus RAKESH KUMAR Son of Sh. Krishan Ballabh Sharma R/o Khasra No.420, H.No. 3, Laxmi Vihar, Burrari, Delhi Permanent Add: VPO Mehus, Distt. Shekhpur, Bihar.....Respondent Through: Mr. R.K. Handu, Ms. Adivi Ajmera and Mr. Manoranjan, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

CRL.M.A. 14210/2017 (Condonation of delay)

1. Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, has been filed on behalf of the CBI/Petitioner for condonation of delay in filing the accompanying Appeal to challenge the Order/Judgment dated 02.12.2016 of acquittal passed by the learned Special Judge, CBI, Tis Hazari Courts in CBI Case No. RC No. 11(A)/2013/CBI/ACB CC No. 07/2015.

2. The case of the Prosecution was that the Complainant, Sh. Brijesh Garg had purchased a HIG Flat at No. 118, B Block, Sector-29, Rohini, D