JUDGMENT

HIMA KOHLI, J.

A. PREFACE

1. The present appeals challenge the Order on Charge dated 24th December, 2021 and Order framing Charges dated 03rd March, 2022 passed by the learned Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act1) Central Bureau of Investigation2, Coal Block Case No. - 01, Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi3 in a case4 registered under Section 120- B read with Sections 409 /420 of the Indian Penal Code5 and Sections 13(1)(d)/ 13(2) of

1 In short ‘P.C. Act’

2 In short CBI

3 Hereinafter referred to as ‘learned Special Judge, CBI’

4 Case No. CBI/317 /2019; CNR No. DLCT11-001312-2019 in RC No. 220-2015- E-0002; Branch: CBI/EOU-IV, EO-II/New Delhi

5 In short ‘ IPC ’

the P.C. Act, 1988 titled ‘CBI vs. S.M. Jaamdar & Others’. The appellants before this Court are M/s Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited6 arrayed as accused No. 12 in the chargesheet and Shri Ujjal Kumar Upadhaya, Chairman and Managing Director of Emta Coal Limited and former Managing Director of accused No. 12, arrayed as accused No.

6 in the chargesheet.

2. It may be noted at the outset that a challenge has been laid to the impugned orders passed by the learned Special Judge directly before this Court in the light of t