MANOJ KUMAR MAHATO v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
W.P.(CRL)/2878/2026 · 2026-09-17
Prateek Jalan
Writ Petition (Criminal)body2026
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W.P.(CRL) 2878/2026 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. 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 O R D E R %
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,
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W.P.(CRL) 2878/2026 Page 2 of 2
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 The writ petition, alongwith pending applications, is dismissed as withdrawn, in view of the above.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