Supreme Court of India

Nahar Singh Yadav & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 13 S.C.R. 851

Bench D.K. Jain, V.S. Sirpurkar and G.S. Singhvi JJ.

Decided 19 November 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the apprehension entertained by the CBI that the trial of the case at Ghaziabad may not be fair, resulting in miscarriage of justice, is misplaced and cannot be accepted.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 406(2) - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals - Criminal complaint - Allegation of fraudulent withdrawal of huge sum of money in name GPF of class IV court employees by court staff - Issuance of notification u/s. 6 of 1946 Act by State Government to transfer investigation to CBI - Charge sheet filed by CBI against former judges and employees of district court - CBI seeking transfer of trial from Ghaziabad court to o some other court of competent jurisdiction, preferably Delhi - Maintainability of - Held: On issuance of notification by

Authorities it was built on

2000 Abdul Nazar Madani Etc v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr. cited by 14

Where later benches applied it

2023 Afjal Ali Sha @ Abjal Shaukat Sha v. State of West Bengal & Ors relied on
2016 Usmanganjadambhaivahora v. State of Gujarat & Anr. relied on
2025 M/s Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2012 Mrudul M. Damle & Anr. v. C.B.I. New Delhi distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 2 referred to

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