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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Judgment delivered on 13.05.2021

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W. P. (CRL.) 1923/2020

UPENDRA RAI

..... Petitioner

Versus

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

& ANR.

..... Respondents

Advocates who appeared in this case:

For the Petitioner :

Mr Arjun Dewan, Mr Arjun Mukherjee and

Mr Shahryar Khan, Advocates.

For the Respondents:

Mr Nikhil Goel, SPP for CBI.

Mr SV Raju, ASG and Mr Amit Mahajan,

CGSC with Ms Sarica Raju, Mr A.

Venkatesh, Mr Guntur Pramod Kumar and

Mr Kritagya Kumar Kait, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

JUDGMENT

VIBHU BAKHRU, J

1.

The Petitioner has filed the present petition impugning an order

dated 05.10.2020 (hereinafter ‗the impugned order‘) passed by the

Special Judge (PC Act), Rouse Avenue District Courts in CC No.

42/2019. By the impugned order, the learned Special Judge has

directed transfer of the trial of CC No. 42/2019 arising out of RC No.

2021:DHC:1589

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217/2018/A/0004/CBI, to the Special Court (PMLA) at the Patiala

House Courts Complex.

2.

The Petitio