* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Reserved on: 04^th August, 2025

Pronounced on: 05^th January, 2026

+ CRL.A. 1147/2025

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Through Inspector Satyabir Singh

EOU-V/EO-II, CBI, CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

…..Appellant

Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPP, CBI with

Mr. Mohd. Changez Ali Khan,

Advocate.

versus

KULWANT RAI

S/o Joginder Pal

R/o H.No.7/159, Moh. Muktapura,

Banga, Nawashahr,

Distt. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar,

Punjab.

….Respondent Through: None.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. Criminal Appeal under Section 378(2)(b) of Cr.P.C., has been filed on behalf of the Appellant/CBI, against the Impugned Judgment dated

28.01.2017 whereby the learned Special Judge, has acquitted the Respondent, Kulwant Rai in RC No. 19/2012, CBI, EOU-V, EO-II, New Delhi.

2. Brief facts of the case are that a Complaint was received from Mr. Sandeep Kumar Rawal, Deputy Commissioner (Preventive), Customs, IGI Airport, T-3, New Delhi, that on the intervening night of 11/12.09.2012, Respondent landed at IGI Airport, Delhi from Bangkok, Thailand by Flight No. TG-315 and was intercepted by the team of Customs (Preventive) IGI Air