Asiya Andrabi And ORS v. National Investigation Agency

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.A. 679/2023, CRL.M.A. 22719/2023 & CRL.M.A. 20018/2024 ASIYA ANDRABI AND ORS .....Appellants Through:

Mr Satish Tamta, Sr. Adv. with Ms.

Nisha Narayanan, Mr. Shariq Iqbal and Mr Dhruv Tamta, Advocates (M:

9810649995).

versus NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Akshai Malik SPP for NIA with Mr. Akshay Sehgal and Mr. Khawar Saleem Advocates (M: 9711123727).

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 11.07.2024 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

The present appeal under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, challenges the impugned order dated 12th July, 2023 whereby the application under Section 233 of the CrPC filed by the Appellants for examination of an official witness from the United Nations was rejected by the ld. Trial Court.

3.

After some hearing, Mr. Satish Tamta, ld. Senior Counsel, submits that he may be given permission to withdraw the present appeal with liberty to file the documents downloaded from the official UN website along with a 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 19/07/2024 at 14:54:37

Certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 before the ld. Special Court.

4.

In view of the submissions made by Mr. Satish Tamta, ld. Sr. Counsel, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the ld. Special Court in accordance with law.

5.

If such documents are filed, ld. Special Court would take a view at the appropriate stage, in terms of the applicable provisions of law. PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J AMIT SHARMA, J JULY 11, 2024 Mr/bh/NS 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 19/07/2024 at 14:54:37