$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 28^th January, 2026 Uploaded on: 30^th January, 2026 + CRL.A. 673/2025 & CRL.M.A. 15049/2025 ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH .....Appellant Through: Mr. N. Hariharan, Sr. Adv. with Mr.

Vikhyat Oberoi, Ms. Nishita Gupta, Mr. Ravi Sharma, Mr. Shivam Prakash, Ms. Punya Rekha, Mr. Aman Akhtar, Mr. Vinayak Gautam & Ms.

Vasundhara, Advs versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY NIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv, Mr.

Akshai malik, (SPP) NIA, Mr. Ayush Agarwal, Mr. Khawar Saleem, Ms.Diptasreebag , Mr. BB pathak (ASG) NIA.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. In the present appeal, the challenge was to the impugned order on charge dated 16^th March, 2022 and the formal charge order dated 10^th May, 2022 passed and framed by the ld. ASJ-03, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in NIA RC No. RC-10/2017/NIA/DLI. The further prayer is for discharging the Appellant of all the charges framed against him in the said case.

3. At the outset, Mr. Sidharth Luthra, ld. Sr. Advocate appearing for the NIA, submits that there is a substantial delay of 110