IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. OF 2024
(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 9379-9380/2024
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF MANIPUR & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”, for short) has
filed these appeals seeking to be relieved of the direction imposed
upon it to apprehend the absconding-accused and to produce him
before the High Court, by handing over the case to the Director,
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi for the purpose of
tracking the accused. By the impugned orders dated 04.10.2023
passed in PIL No.9 of 2015, the High Court of Manipur issued the
aforesaid direction with the time-frame of three months from the
date of receipt of the said order.
In response to the aforesaid direction, the appellant (CBI)
appeared before the Division Bench of the High Court of Manipur on
10.01.2024 and submitted that they were not impleaded as a party in
the proceedings and therefore, virtually submitted to the Court
that the direction dated 04.10.2023 would be difficult for them to
comply with. However, the said submission was not accepted by the
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High Court and further eight weeks time was granted to the CBI to
trace the absconding-convict and produce him before the Court.
Thus, the orde...