$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1440/2025 & CRL.M.A. 6410/2025 NARENDER MEENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Mr. Deepanshu Choithani, Mr. Mayank Pachora & Mr. Avjit Dwivedi, Advs. Versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ravi Sharma, SPP, Mr. Swapnil Choudhary, Mr. Ishann Bhardwaj, Mr. Sagar, Ms. Madhulika Rai Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA O R D E R % 17.03.2025 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.) seeks the following prayers: - “A. Pass necessary order (s)/direction (s), thereby quashing /setting aside the condition imposed on the Petitioner vide Order dated 09.01.2025 passed by the Ld. Trial Court, which required him not to leave Delhi/NCR. Without permission of Ld. Trial Court. AND B. Pass necessary order (s)/direction (s), thereby quashing /setting aside condition imposed on the Petitioner vide Order dated 09.01.2025 passed by the Ld. Trial Court, which required him to mark his attendance physically every third Monday of each calendar month during the office hours with the concerned Investigating Officer at 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 18/03/2025 at 11:42:19 CBI office, New Delhi, without any security. AND C. Pass any other necessary and appropriate orders and direction, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned SPP for the CBI accepts notice on behalf of the CBI/respondent and submits that the Court may pass an appropriate order. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to an order dated 12.06.2023 passed by the Coordinate bench of this Court in BAIL APPLN. 1912/2023 titled as ‘Narender Meena v. Central Bureau of Investigation’ whereby, the present petitioner was granted interim bail for a period of 3 weeks with the following conditions:- “i. The applicant shall furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1 lakh with 2 sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent; ii. The applicant shall not travel abroad without prior permission of the learned trial court. iii. The applicant shall appear before the investigation officer as and when directed by investigation officer. iv. The applicant shall not communicate with or intimidate or influence any of the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence of the case. v. The applicant shall appear before the Court as and when the matter is taken up for hearing; vi. The applicant shall provide his mobile number to the Investigating Officer (IO) concerned at the time of release, which shall be kept in working condition at all times. The applicant shall not switch off, or change the same without prior intimation to the IO concerned, during the period of bail; vii. In case the applicant changes his address, he will inform the IO concerned and this Court also; viii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity during the bail period. 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 18/03/2025 at 11:42:19 6. This Court while granting bail to co-accused person, namely, Deepak Dabas in BAIL APPLN. 282/2025 on 06.03.2025 had released the applicant therein on the following conditions: - “i. The applicant shall not leave India without permission of the learned Trial Court. ii. The applicant shall intimate the learned Trial Court by way of an affidavit and to the Investigating Officer regarding any change in residential address. iii. The applicant shall appear before the learned Trial Court as and when the matter is taken up for hearing. iv. The applicant is directed to give his mobile number to the Investigating Officer and keep it operational at all times. v. The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, tamper with evidence or try to influence the witness in any manner.” 7. It is further noted that the petitioner has been appearing before the learned Trial Court through Video Conferencing on account of security reasons. Admittedly, the matter is presently at the stage of the hearing of arguments on the consideration on point of charge pending before the Court of competent jurisdiction. 8. In view of the fact that other co-accused has been granted bail on the conditions enumerated hereinabove, the bail conditions imposed on the petitioner vide order dated 09.01.2025 passed by the learned Trial Court is modified to the extent that the applicant shall not leave India without the permission India without the permission of the learned Trial Court and insofar as the marking of his presence at the office of CBI with the Investigating Officer is concerned, the same is waived off. 9. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 10. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. 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 18/03/2025 at 11:42:19 11. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court, forthwith. AMIT SHARMA, J MARCH 12, 2025/kr/sc Click here to check corrigendum, if any 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 18/03/2025 at 11:42:19