HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 1262 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. 1. Heard 2. By means of the present criminal revision, the revisionist, Indra Pal is about 55 years as impeached order dated 07.11.2025 passed by the Special Judged Prevention of Corruption CBI-V, Lucknow (in short 'trial court') in Session case no. 3296 of 2023 3. By the order under challenge dated 07.10.2025, the trial Court has rejected the application seeking discharge filed by the revisionist. The relevant portion of the order under challenge dated 07.10.2025 reads as under:- "9. आरोप िवरचन के सĞबęध मȅ माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय DZारा अपनी िविभęन िविध Dzवĥथाɛ मȅ मागăदशăन करते ɷए िनĞन तĖयȋ पर िवचार िकया जाना आवģयक बताया है- माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय की िबिध Dzवथा राजवीर िसह बनाम उ०Š० राčय ए० आई०आर० 2006 सुŠीम कोटă 1963 के Šकरण मȅ माननीय सवȌċच ęयायालय DZारा यह िविधक िसǪाęत Šितपािदत िकया गया है िक आरोप िवरिचत िकये जाते समय ęयायालय को यह देखना पयाăĚत है िक अिभयुǘ के िवɴǪ अपराध गिठत करने के िलए पयाăĚत साĨय है अथवा नहȂ और इस ĥतर पर के वल Šथम् ɯĤǝा ही साĨयȋ को देखा जाना पयाăĚत है। माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय की िविध Dzवĥथा Shivraj Singh Ahlawat and others V. State of U.P. and others AIR 2013 S.C. 52 के Šकरण मȅ माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय के DZारा Dzवĥथा दी गयी है िक Even strong suspicion about existence of facts constituting offence is sufficient to refuse discharge. िविध Dzवĥथा Palwinder Singh Vs Balwinder Singh 2009(3) SCC 850 माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय के DZारा Dzवĥथा दी गयी है िक The Jurisdiction of Sessions Judge of discharge is very limited. Charges can also be framed on the basis of strong suspicion. Marshaling and appreciatin of evidence Versus Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Gaurav Pandey, Mayank Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Aakash Prasad Indra Pal .....Revisionist(s) Central Bureau Of Investigation, Anti Corruption Branch, Hazratganj Lucknow .....Opposite Party(s) is not in the domain of the court at that point of time. िविध Dzवĥथा State of Tamilnadu Represented by the Inspector of Police Vigilance and Anti corruption Vs N. Suresh Rajan 2014(11) SCC 709 माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय के DZारा Dzवĥथा दी गयी है िक At the Stage of consideration of application for discharge Court has to proceed with an assumption that the materials brought on record by prosecution are true and to evaluate the said materials and document with a view to find out whether the facts emerging there from taken at face value disclose the existence of all the ingredients constituting the offence. अतः उपरोǘ िविध Dzवĥथाɛ से यह ĥपǸ हो जाता है िक आरोप िवरचन िकये जाने के ĥतर पर ęयायालय को पśावली पर उपलĜध साĨय का सूĨम िवǵेषण नहȂ करना है अिपतु माś यह देखना है िक आरोिपत अिभयुǘ के िवɴǪ Šथम ɯǸया मामला बन रहा है अथवा नहȂ और यिद आरोिपत अिभयुǘ के िवɳǪ गĞभीर सęदेह भी हो तो ऐसी िĥथित मȅ भी उसके िवɴǪ आरोप िवरचन िकये जाने के आधार पयाăĚत होते है। 10. अिभयुǘ DZारा जहाँ तक Šाथăना-पś मȅ िलये गये अęय आधारȋ का Šģन है, तो इस ĥतर पर सािWयȋ के साĨय का गुण-दोष के आधार पर िवǵेषण िकये बगैर कोई िनĤकषă नहȂ िदया जा सकता है। पśावली पर उपलĜध साĨयȋ के आधार पर अिभयुǘ के िवɳǪ Šथम ɯǸया आरोप िवरचन का आधार पयाăĚत पाया जाता है। 11. अतः अिभयुǘ के िवɴǪ पśावली पर उपलĜध मौिखक, दĥतावेजी साĨय एवं माननीय उċचतम ęयायालय DZारा उपरोǘ िविध Dzवĥथाɛ मȅ िदये गये िनदȆशȋ के Šकाश मȅ आरोप िवरिचत िकये जाने का आधार पयाăĚत है। तėनुसार Šाथȃ / अिभयुǘ का उęमोचन Šाथăना-पś िनरĥत िकये जाने योĈय है। आदेश अिभयुǘ इęŝपाल की ओर से Šĥतुत उęमोचन Šाथăना पś बी-7 िनरĥत िकया जाता है। अिभयुǘ आरोप िवरचन हेतु Dzिǘगत ɴप से िदनाक 15.10.2025 को ęयायालय के समW उपिĥथत हो।" 4. Sri Mayank Sharma, learned counsel for the revisionist before this Court stated that there are various lacunas in the prosecution case so far as the same relates to the present revision but at this stage he is impeaching the order dated 07.10.2025 on a limited ground, which relates to Section 207 CrPC, Now Section 230 BNSS, accordingly to which material/documentary evidence filed along with the final report/charge- sheet submitted by the I.O. should be provided to an accused. In this case, the application seeking discharge was moved by the revisionist based upon the documents which were provided in terms of the aforesaid provisions. However, the trial court while rejecting the application seeking discharge filed by the revisionist vide order dated 07.10.2025, considered the documents which were later on filed and was not provided to the revisionist and moreover the said documents till date have not been taken on record. 5. It is further stated that the charge-sheet was prepared on 30.09.2023 and submitted before the trial Court on 03.11.2023. CRLR No. 1262 of 2025 2 6. It is also stated that the documents which have been considered by the trial Court were placed on record by way of application dated 09.06.2025 and till date no effective order has been passed by the trial court on the said application. 7. The aforesaid facts have also not been refuted by the counsel for the CBI, Akash Prasad. 8. Considering the aforesaid, this Court finds that interference in the matter is required. 9. The order dated 07.11.2025 passed by the Special Judged Prevention of Corruption CBI-V, Lucknow is hereby set aside with liberty to the applicant to move applicant a fresh seeking discharge in terms of Section 239 CrPC, Now 262 BNSS, if the trial Court thinks it appropriate to consider the prayer sought in the applicant seeking discharge after taking the documents on record filed along with the application dated 09.06.2025, which shall be provided to the accused-revisionist. 10. Liberty is also given to the revisionist to challenge the order passed on the application seeking discharge on the grounds available if the same is against the accused-revisionist. 11. With the aforesaid, the instant revision is allowed. Cost made easy. December 4, 2025 Anurag CRLR No. 1262 of 2025 3 (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench