Delhi High Court
W.P.(CRL)/2878/2026 of MANOJ KUMAR MAHATO Vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION on 17 September 2026
Page 1 of 2 $~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010442622026 + W.P.(CRL) 2878/2026 & CRL.M.As. 28895-28896/2026 MANOJ KUMAR MAHATO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhijit Anand, Ms. Vijay Laxmi Sisodiya, Mr. Rameshwar Prasad, Mr. Vivek Yadav,mr. Harshit Arora, Mr.
W.P.(CRL) 2878/2026 Page 1 of 2
$~104
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010442622026
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W.P.(CRL) 2878/2026 & CRL.M.As. 28895-28896/2026
MANOJ KUMAR MAHATO
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Abhijit Anand, Ms. Vijay
Laxmi Sisodiya, Mr. Rameshwar
Prasad,
Mr.
Vivek
Yadav,mr.
Harshit Arora, Mr. Navneet Kumar
Sinha, and Ms. Shatakshi Kumar,
Advocates.
versus
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
.....Respondent
Through:
Mr. Vikrant Panchnanda, SPP with
Mr. Mukul Katyal, Advocate.
IO Akhil Pandey.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
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17.09.2026
1. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails notices dated 27.10.2025 and 12.11.2025 issued by the respondent, and communications made by its Investigating Officer, vide calls dated 26.08.2025, 09.09.2025 and 01.10.2025, and an e-mail dated 15.11.2025, calling upon the petitioner to join investigation, in connection with FIR No. RC2212020E0009, dated 01.10.2020, registered at Police Station EO-III, Delhi, under Section 143 of the Railways Act, 1989. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/09/2026 at 11:58:59
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2. It has been pointed out to Mr. Abhijit Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner, that the petitioner had earlier filed W.P.(CRL) 2456/2026, challenging an order of the Magistrate’s Court dated 15.04.2026, arising out of the same FIR, on the grounds that investigation qua the petitioner had already been completed, and a chargesheet has been filed. The writ petition was dismissed by this Court vide an order dated 14.08.2026, which has been handed up in the Court, and taken on record.
3. However, the aforesaid writ petition and the order, have not been disclosed in the present writ petition at all, despite the grounds taken herein, being virtually identical to those in the aforesaid writ petition.
4. Mr. Anand, seeks permission to withdraw this petition, unconditionally without any liberty.
5. The writ petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as withdrawn, in view of the above. PRATEEK JALAN, J SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 tg/MK/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 19/09/2026 at 11:58:59